- a dwelling place
- a permanent legal residence
- Brit the place where a bill of exchange is to be paid
- to establish or be established in a dwelling place
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
dom•i•cile /ˈdɑməˌsaɪl, -səl, ˈdoʊmə-/USA pronunciation
n., v., -ciled, -cil•ing.
n. [countable]
v. [~ + object]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026n. [countable]
- a place of residence.
- Lawa permanent legal residence:His domicile was in a country that had no taxes.
v. [~ + object]
- to establish a domicile in:He was domiciled abroad for tax purposes.
dom•i•cile
(dom′ə sīl′, -səl, dō′mə-),USA pronunciation n., v., -ciled, -cil•ing.
n.
v.t.
n.
- a place of residence;
abode;
house or home. - Lawa permanent legal residence.
v.t.
- to establish in a domicile.
- Latin domicilium, perh. equivalent. to *domicol(a) (domi-, combining form of domus house + -cola dweller; see colonus) + -ium -ium
- Middle French
- 1470–80
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domicile /ˈdɒmɪˌsaɪl/, domicil /ˈdɒmɪˌsɪl/ formal n
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