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dom⋅i⋅cile

[dom-uh-sahyl, -suhl, doh-muh-] noun, verb, -ciled, -cil⋅ing.
–noun
1. a place of residence; abode; house or home.
2. Law. a permanent legal residence.
–verb (used with object)
3. to establish in a domicile.
Also, dom⋅i⋅cil.


Origin:
1470–80; < MF < L domicilium, perh. equiv. to *domicol(a) (domi-, comb. form of domus house + -cola dweller; see colonus ) + -ium -ium
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Main Entry: domicile
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -ciled; -cil·ing
: to establish in or provide with a domicile domiciled —U.S. Code> domiciled —L. H. Tribe>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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