noun

domicile

DOM-ih-syl

noun

A person's permanent home or legal place of residence.

"For tax purposes, his domicile remained the UK even though he worked abroad."

verb

To establish or have one's legal residence in a particular place.

"The company is domiciled in Luxembourg for tax reasons."

How to Use Domicile

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA formal word for someone's permanent home or official place of residence.

When to use it

Mostly used in legal, tax, or formal contexts rather than everyday speech.

Common pairings

legal domicile domiciled in

domiciled past tense, domiciles plural, domiciles singular

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For tax purposes, his _____ remained the UK even though he worked abroad.

From Latin domicilium, related to domus, "house."

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