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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. (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;
- Example: "what's his legal residence?"
[syn: domicile, legal residence]

2. housing that someone is living in;
- Example: "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"
- Example: "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
[syn: dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house]


VERB (1)

1. make one's home in a particular place or community;
- Example: "may parents reside in Florida"
[syn: reside, shack, domicile, domiciliate]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Domicile \Dom"i*cile\, n. [L. domicilium; domus house + (prob.) root of celare to conceal: cf. F. domicile. See Dome, and Conceal.] 1. An abode or mansion; a place of permanent residence, either of an individual or a family. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) A residence at a particular place accompanied with an intention to remain there for an unlimited time; a residence accepted as a final abode. --Wharton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Domicile \Dom"i*cile\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Domiciled; p. pr. & vb. n. Domiciling.] [Cf. F. domicilier. Cf. Domiciliate.] To establish in a fixed residence, or a residence that constitutes habitancy; to domiciliate. --Kent. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

domicile n 1: (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?" [syn: domicile, legal residence] 2: housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless" [syn: dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house] v 1: make one's home in a particular place or community; "may parents reside in Florida" [syn: reside, shack, domicile, domiciliate]