domicile
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domicile
- /ˈdɒm.ɪ.saɪl/ UK
- /ˈdɑ.mɪ.saɪl/ US
- /ˈdɑ.mɪ.sɪl/ US
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English domicelle, domicylie, from Middle French domicile and directly from Latin domicilium.
noun domiciles · domicil
- A home or residence. The call to jury duty was sent to my legal domicile; too bad I was on vacation at the time.
- A residence at a particular place accompanied with an intention to remain there for an unlimited time; a residence accepted as a final abode. the status of marriage has been indelibly fixed by the English celebration; and by this decision, her domicile, as a married woman, has been held to be that of her husband
- The zodiac sign over which a planet (a term which in astrology includes the Sun and Moon) is considered to have especially strong influence; the planet is called the sign's ruling planet or sign ruler.
verb domiciles · domiciling · domiciled · domicil
- To have a domicile in a particular place. The answer depends on which state he was domiciled in at his death.
Translations
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noun home or residence
| Español | domicilio |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 住所 jūsho, 住居, 住宅 jūtaku |
| 中文 | 住所 zhùsuǒ, 住宅 zhùzhái |
| Português | domicílio |
| Français | domicile |
| Deutsch | Domizil |
| Italiano | domicilio |
| Ελληνικά | κατοικία katoikía |
| Română | domiciliu |
| Русский | ме́сто жи́тельства mésto žítelʹstva, местожи́тельство mestožítelʹstvo |
noun a residence accepted as a final abode
| Русский | прописка propiska |
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