domicile
IPA: doʊmɪsˈaɪɫ
noun
- (formal) A home or residence.
- (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.
- (astrology) 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
- To have a domicile in a particular place.
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Examples of "domicile" in Sentences
- The traditional definition of domicile is simply physical presence with intent to stay.
- That the prison was built for him also, which he used to call the domicile of the Roman commons.
- The better to complete this explanation, a word concerning the terms domicile and quasi-domicile is necessary.
- A domicile is the legal home for a fund, such as a hedge fund, and is the centre for the fund's accounting and administration.
- His domicile was a contrast to the better ordered homes of the station, but here one might have meat and shelter, and what more should mortal ask of
- My current domicile is cooled mostly by Daikin air conditioners, which I wouldn’t really recommend to anyone, but we ended up being sort-of stuck with them.
- This requires that the property be your primary domicile, which is flatly inconsistent with the requirement -- imposed under Article I of the Constitution -- that she be a citizen (read, resident) of her House district as of Election Day.
- Now the ‘Evening Pulpit,’ in its endeavour to make the facts of this transaction known, had placed what it called the domicile of this company in Paris, whereas it was ascertained that its official head-quarters had in truth been placed at Vienna.
- Now the 'Evening Pulpit,' in its endeavour to make the facts of this transaction known, had placed what it called the domicile of this company in Paris, whereas it was ascertained that its official head-quarters had in truth been placed at Vienna.
- His domicile was the residence of his wife and the repository of his possessions; but only on exceptional occasions was it the scene of domestic hospitality, and rare were the instances when the husband and wife might be seen abroad together, and when the former would invite the lady to enter a café or a confectioner's shop to partake of an ice.
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