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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

   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.

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.

Source : WordNet®

domicile
     n 1: (law) the residence where 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 and only one domicile at a
          time; "what's his legal residence?" [syn: {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}, {abode},
         {habitation}, {dwelling house}]
     v : make one's home or live in; "She resides officially in
         Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These people
         inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"; "The
         plains are sparsely populated" [syn: {dwell}, {shack}, {reside},
          {live}, {inhabit}, {people}, {populate}, {domiciliate}]
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