Domiciliary

//ˌdɑ.mɪˈsɪl.jə.ɹi// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who legally resides in a particular place.

    "Joe travels all over the country, but he is a domiciliary of New York."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to a domicile not-comparable

    "the personal and domiciliary rights of the citizen were scrupulously guarded"

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or provided in a domicile wordnet

Synonyms

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domestichomehouseholdpalatial

Example

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"Joe travels all over the country, but he is a domiciliary of New York."

Etymology

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

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