domiciliary

English

Etymology

From French domiciliaire, from Medieval Latin domiciliārius, from Latin domicilium (“dwelling”).[1]

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdɒm.ɪˈsɪl.jə.ɹi/, /ˌdɒm.ɪˈsɪl.i.ə.ɹi/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌdɑ.mɪˈsɪl.jə.ɹi/, /ˌdoʊmɪˈsɪli.ɛɹi/, /ˌdoʊmɪˈsɪljəɹi/
Rhymes: -ɪliəɹi
Rhymes: -ɪliɛəɹi

Noun

domiciliary (plural domiciliaries)

(law): A person who legally resides in a particular place.
Joe travels all over the country, but he is a domiciliary of New York.

Adjective

domiciliary (not comparable)

Of or relating to a domicile
- 1856, John Lothrop Motley, The Rise of the Dutch Republic. A History. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:
  the personal and domiciliary rights of the citizen were scrupulously guarded

Derived terms

References

“domiciliary”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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