Meanings
noundomiciliary (plural domiciliaries)
plural domiciliaries
- lawA person who legally resides in a particular place.
Joe travels all over the country, but he is a domiciliary of New York.
adjectivedomiciliary (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or relating to a domicile
the personal and domiciliary rights of the citizen were scrupulously guarded
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Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Latindomicilium“dwelling”
- Medieval Latindomiciliārius
- Frenchdomiciliaire
- Englishdomiciliary
From French domiciliaire, from Medieval Latin domiciliārius, from Latin domicilium (“dwelling”).
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Rhymes with domiciliary
auxiliarybiliaryciliarymiliarymucociliaryanteciliaryatrabiliarycircumciliaryextraciliaryinterciliaryintraciliaryiridociliarymulticiliarynasociliarynobiliarynonciliarypericiliarypostciliarypreciliaryretinociliarysuperciliary
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domiciliary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/domiciliary
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“domiciliary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/domiciliary. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “domiciliary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/domiciliary.
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