do·mi·cile /ˈdɑməˌsaɪl, ˈdo; ˈdɑməsɪl/
住所,住宅(vt.)(vi.)(使)定居
Dom·i·cile n.
1. An abode or mansion; a place of permanent residence, either of an individual or a family.
2. Law A residence at a particular place accompanied with an intention to remain there for an unlimited time; a residence accepted as a final abode.
Dom·i·cile, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Domiciled p. pr. & vb. n. Domiciling.] To establish in a fixed residence, or a residence that constitutes habitancy; to domiciliate.
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domicile
n 1: (law) the residence where where you have your permanent home
or principal establishment and to where, whenever you
are absent, you intend to return; every person is
compelled to have one and and only one domicile at a
time; "what's his legal residence?" [syn: legal
residence]
2: housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest
dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide
homes for the homeless" [syn: dwelling, home, abode,
habitation, dwelling house]
v : make one's home or live in; "She resides officially in
Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These people
inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"; "The
plains are sparsely populated" [syn: dwell, shack, reside,
live, inhabit, people, populate, domiciliate]