Meanings
plural domiciles · alternative archaic domicil
- lawA 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
1838, Reports of Cases Decided in the Supreme Courts of Scotland - astrologyThe 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.
present singular third person domiciles · participle present domiciling · participle past domiciled · past domiciled · alternative archaic domicil
- To have a domicile in a particular place.
The answer depends on which state he was domiciled in at his death.
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(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
nounhousing that someone is living in
verbmake one's home in a particular place or community
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latindomicilium
- Middle Frenchdomicile
- Middle Englishdomicelle
- Englishdomicile
Inherited from Middle English domicelle, domicylie, from Middle French domicile and directly from Latin domicilium.
More words from Middle English, Middle French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian резиде́нция, местожи́телство
- резиде́нция (rezidéncija)home or residence
- местожи́телство (mestožítelstvo)home or residence
Catalan domicili
- domicilihome or residence
Chinese Mandarin 住所, 住宅
- 住所 (zhùsuǒ)home or residence
- 住宅 (zhùzhái)home or residence
Esperanto loĝejo
- loĝejohome or residence
Finnish kotipaikka, kotiosoite
- kotipaikkahome or residence
- kotiosoitehome or residence
- asuntohome or residence
- asuinpaikkaa residence accepted as a final abode
- kotipaikkaa residence accepted as a final abode
French domicile
- domicilehome or residence
German Domizil
- Domizilhome or residence
Greek κατοικία
- κατοικία (katoikía)home or residence
Indonesian domisili, tempat tinggal
- domisilihome or residence
- tempat tinggalhome or residence
Italian domicilio
- domiciliohome or residence
Japanese 住所, 住居
- 住所 (jūsho)home or residence
- 住居home or residence
- 住宅 (jūtaku)home or residence
Latin domicilium
- domiciliumhome or residence
Malay mastautin
- mastautinhome or residence
Māori tūrangawaewae
- tūrangawaewaehome or residence
Persian کده
- کده (kade)home or residence
Polish domicyl
- domicylhome or residence
Portuguese domicílio
- domicíliohome or residence
Romanian domiciliu
- domiciliuhome or residence
Russian ме́сто жи́тельства, местожи́тельство
- ме́сто жи́тельства (mésto žítelʹstva)home or residence
- местожи́тельство (mestožítelʹstvo)home or residence
- прописка (propiska)a residence accepted as a final abode
Spanish domicilio
- domiciliohome or residence
Thai ภูมิลำเนา, ภูมิลำเนา
- ภูมิลำเนา (puum-lam-nao)home or residence
- ภูมิลำเนา (puum-lam-nao)a residence accepted as a final abode
Cite this entry
domicile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/domicile
“domicile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/domicile. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “domicile,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/domicile.
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