to domicile
2
7.9
- verb
- /ˈdɑːməˌsaɪl/
- Formal
:
domiciliar
- I decided to domicile in New York after accepting my new job offer.
Examples
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Marco Rubio was born in Florida to two non-U.S. citizen parents who were domiciled and residents of Florida.
Blog text (10) -
For five years, it was the good fortune of the present writer to be domiciled in one of these communities.
Blog text (16) -
Attracting African experts domiciled in America and Europe back to Africa
Academic text (2016) -
I am a Catholic monarchist domiciled in California, and I voted early by mail.
Blog text (6) -
I served in South Vietnam in 1966, 1967, and 1968, and was domiciled in Saigon.
Blog text (27) -
In her turn, she enquired after the health of the lady's only living relatives, some distant cousins who were domiciled in Wales.
Fiction book (1990) -
She plans to domicile in a small town where she can enjoy a peaceful life.
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To be eligible for the local benefits, you must domicile in the state for at least six months.
Synonyms
463
2.5
To live in a place, often for a long time
91
3.0
To live in a particular place
79
3.0
To live in a place or have a home there
75
3.5
To live in a place like a house or area
To start living in a certain place as your home, sometimes for legal reasons
Antonyms
How Settled
Surface Forms
Etymology
Domicile comes from the Latin root domus 'house', like the word domestic, and it keeps that idea of home. To domicile somewhere is to make a place your official 'home', often for legal or tax reasons.