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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary do·mi·cile
ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin domicilium, from domus DATE 15th century 1. a dwelling place : place of residence : home 2. a. a person's fixed, permanent, and principal home for legal purposes b. residence 2b
transitive verb (-ciled ; -cil·ing) DATE 1809 : to establish in or provide with a domicile English Etymology domicile mid-15c., from M.Fr . domicile (14c.), from L. domicilium, probably from domus "house" (see domestic) + colere "to dwell" (see colony). As a verb, it is first attested 1809. Related: Domiciled; domiciliary.http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 domicile domi·cile / 5dCmisail; NAmE 5dB:m-; 5doum- / noun (formal or law 律)the place where sb lives, especially when it is stated for official or legal purposes (尤指正式或法律意义的)住处,住所,定居地 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged dom·i·cile I. \ˈdäməˌsīl, ˈdōməˌsīl, ˈdäməsəl, ˈdämə(ˌ)sil\ noun also dom·i·cil \ˈdäməsəl, -(ˌ)sil\ (-s) Etymology: Middle French, from Latin domicilium, from domus house — more at timber 1. : the place of residence either of an individual or of a family : abode 2. a. : the place with which a person has a settled connection for important legal purposes (as determination of his civil status, jurisdiction to impose personal judgments or taxes on him, or determination of the succession to his personal property on his death) : the place of his permanent and principal home or of his last such home if he has not yet acquired a new one or the place assigned by law to him as his home if he has no legal capacity to choose his own (as in the case of a minor or insane person) b. : an actual dwelling place that is one's permanent and principal home c. : the state in which a corporation or business concern is created or incorporated : the principal place of doing business or maintaining an office of a corporation or business concern as registered in accordance with law II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) 1. : to settle in or provide with a domicile < benefits extended to veterans domiciled in hospitals > 2. : to make (a bill of exchange or promissory note) payable at a designated place other than that of the residence of the drawee |
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