domicile

or dom·i·cil

[dom-uh-sahyl, -suh l, doh-muh-]

noun

a place of residence; abode; house or home.

Law. a permanent legal residence.

verb (used with object), dom·i·ciled, dom·i·cil·ing.

to establish in a domicile.

Origin of domicile

1470–80; < Middle French < Latin domicilium, perhaps equivalent to *domicol(a) (domi-, combining form of domus house + -cola dweller; see colonus) + -ium -ium

Related formsun·dom·i·ciled, adjective

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Historical Examples of undomiciled

Enacted that undomiciled Quakers returning from banishment should be hanged.
The Emancipation of Massachusetts
Brooks Adams

British Dictionary definitions for undomiciled

domicile

domicil (ˈdɒmɪˌsɪl)

noun

a dwelling place

a permanent legal residence

British commerce the place where a bill of exchange is to be paid

verb Also: domiciliate (ˌdɒmɪˈsɪlɪˌeɪt)

to establish or be established in a dwelling place

Word Origin for domicile

C15: from Latin domicilium, from domus house

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Word Origin and History for undomiciled

domicile

mid-15c., from Middle French domicile (14c.), from Latin domicilium, perhaps from domus "house" (see domestic) + colere "to dwell" (see colony). As a verb, it is first attested 1809. Related: Domiciled; domiciliary.