Definition of domicile Domicile

dom•i•cile

We found 8 definitions of domicile from 5 different sources.

What does domicile mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: domiciles
domicile - (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time; "what's his legal residence?"
		legal residence
		abode, residence the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president); "he refused to live in the governor's residence"
		jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
domicile - housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
		dwelling, home, abode, habitation, dwelling house
		living accommodations, housing, lodging structures collectively in which people are housed
		bathroom, bath a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet
		bedchamber, bedroom, sleeping accommodation, sleeping room, chamber a room used primarily for sleeping
		cliff dwelling a rock and adobe dwelling built on sheltered ledges in the sides of a cliff; "the Anasazi built cliff dwellings in the southwestern United States"
		condo, condominium housing consisting of a complex of dwelling units (as an apartment house) in which each unit is individually owned
		den a room that is comfortable and secluded
		dinette a small area off of a kitchen that is used for dining
		dining-room, dining room a room used for dining
		dressing room a room in which you can change clothes
		family room a recreation room in a private house
		fixer-upper a house or other dwelling in need of repair (usually offered for sale at a low price)
		fireside, hearth home symbolized as a part of the fireplace; "driven from hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of their firesides"
		hermitage the abode of a hermit
		homestead dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land
		house play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults; "the children were playing house"
		kitchen a room equipped for preparing meals
		lake dwelling, pile dwelling dwelling built on piles in or near a lake; specifically in prehistoric villages
		front room, living-room, living room, sitting room, parlor, parlour a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
		indian lodge, lodge any of various Native American dwellings
		messuage (law) a dwelling house and its adjacent buildings and the adjacent land used by the household
		semi-detached house a dwelling that is attached to something on only one side
		vacation home a dwelling (a second home) where you live while you are on vacation

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Wiktionary

domicile (Noun)
A home or residence.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

domicile (n.)
An abode or mansion; a place of permanent residence, either of an individual or a family.
domicile (n.)
A residence at a particular place accompanied with an intention to remain there for an unlimited time; a residence accepted as a final abode.
domicile (v. t.)
To establish in a fixed residence, or a residence that constitutes habitancy; to domiciliate.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

domicile
dom′i-sil, n. a house: an abode: a man's legal place of residence.—v.t. to establish a fixed residence.—adjs. Dom′iciled; Domicil′iary, pertaining to the domicile.—v.t. Domicil′iāte, to establish in a permanent residence.—n. Domiciliā′tion.—Domiciliary visit, a visit, under authority, to a private house for the purpose of searching it. [Fr.,—L. domicilium—domus, a house.]