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DictionarydomicileLegal residence
noun / verb

domicile

DAH-mih-syle/ˈdɑːmɪsaɪl/

A person's legally recognized permanent home.

The same house remains his domicile as he grows older.

A permanent residence shown through a compact two-view sequence: the same man at the same distinctive home in middle age and again in later life, with a young front-yard tree now mature.
Etymology
domicileLatindwelling, residence

Latin domicilium meant a residence, perhaps combining words for “house” and “dwell.” The legal meaning narrows residence to the home a person intends to keep or return to.

In context

Journalist the law5:13
a domicile is a connecting factor your permanent home which links you to a legal system
Domicile#Residence

More examples

  • She remained domiciled in Ohio while working temporarily elsewhere.
  • The court examined evidence of their permanent domicile.
  • He established his domicile in the state where he intended to remain.

Forms

domicile · domiciles · domiciled · domiciling

Similar words

residence
A residence is where someone lives; domicile emphasizes the legally recognized permanent home.
abode
Abode is a dwelling place; domicile adds legal permanence.