Dictionary Check: domicile

"domicile" is a valid word!

Scrabble 13 points
Words with Friends 16 points

Definition

noun

(law) the residence 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 only one domicile at a time

Example: "what's his legal residence?"
Synonyms:
noun

housing that someone is living in

Example: "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"
verb

make one's home in a particular place or community

Example: "my parents reside in Florida"

Advertisement