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      • domicile (n.) mid-15c., "place of residence of a person or family," from Old French domicile (14c.) and directly from Latin domicilium, perhaps from domus "house" (from PIE root *dem- "house, household") + colere "to dwell" (see colony).
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  2. Sep 27, 2018 · domicile. (n.) mid-15c., "place of residence of a person or family," from Old French domicile (14c.) and directly from Latin domicilium, perhaps from domus "house" (from PIE root *dem- "house, household") + colere "to dwell" (see colony ).

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      domicile 뜻: 거주; 15세기 중반, "개인 또는 가족의 거주지" 의미로, 14세기 오래된 프랑스어...

    • Italiano (Italian)

      Come verbo, "stabilire una residenza fissa," è attestato dal...

    • Français (French)

      Au milieu du XVe siècle, "lieu de résidence d'une personne...

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      The word has no known cognates, but the reconstructed root ....

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  3. The earliest known use of the noun domicile is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for domicile is from 1477, in a translation by William Caxton, printer, merchant, and diplomat.

  4. Domicile traces to Latin domus, meaning "home," and English speakers have been using it as a word for "home" since at least the 15th century. In the eyes of the law, a domicile can also be a legal residence , the address from which one registers to vote, licenses a car, and pays income tax .

  5. Jun 14, 2024 · The word domicile comes from the Latin domicilium, which means dwelling place. The first usage of the word was around 1425. In Roman law and language, a domicile (from Latin: Domus and -cilius) was an inhabitant’s proper place of residence under Roman or European regulations.

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    From Middle English domicelle, domicylie, from Middle French domicile and directly from Latin domicilium.

    (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɒm.ɪ.saɪl/
    (US) IPA(key): /ˈdɑ.mɪ.saɪl/, /ˈdɑ.mɪ.sɪl/

    domicile (plural domiciles) 1. (formal) A home or residence. 1.1. The call to jury duty was sent to my legal domicile; too bad I was on vacation at the time. 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. 2.1. 1838, Reports of Cases Decided in th...

    domicile (third-person singular simple present domiciles, present participle domiciling, simple past and past participle domiciled) 1. To have a domicile in a particular place. 1.1. The answer depends on which state he was domiciledin at his death.

  6. domicile in American English. (ˈdɑməˌsaɪl ; ˈdɑməsɪl ; also, ˈdoʊməaɪl ; ˈdoʊməsɪl ) noun. 1. a customary dwelling place; home; residence. 2. Law. one's fixed place of dwelling, where one intends to reside more or less permanently. verb transitive Word forms: ˈdomiˌciled or ˈdomiˌciling.

  7. Word History and Origins. Origin of domicile 1. First recorded in 147080; from Middle French, from Latin domicilium, equivalent to domicol (a) ( domi-, combining form of domus “house” + -cola “dweller”; colonus) + -ium -ium. Discover More.

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