domiciliary

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dom·i·cile

(dŏm′ĭ-sīl′, -səl, dō′mĭ-)

1. A residence; a home.

2. One's legal residence.

v. dom·i·ciled, dom·i·cil·ing, dom·i·ciles

v.tr.

1. To establish (oneself or another person) in a residence.

2. To provide with often temporary lodging.

v.intr.

To reside; dwell.

[Middle English domicilie, from Old French domicile, from Latin domicilium, from domus, house; see dem- in Indo-European roots.]

dom′i·cil′i·ar′y (-sĭl′ē-ĕr′ē) adj.

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domiciliary

(ˌdɒmɪˈsɪlɪərɪ)

adj

of, involving, or taking place in the home

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dom•i•cil•i•ar•y

(ˌdɒm əˈsɪl iˌɛr i)

adj., n., pl. -ar•ies. adj.

1. of or pertaining to a domicile.

2. given or taking place in one's home.

3. providing care for those unable to care for themselves.

4. an institutional home for those unable to care for themselves.

[1780–90]

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Adj.

domiciliary - of or relating to or provided in a domicile; "domiciliary medical care"; "domiciliary caves"

Translations

domiciliary

[ˌdɒmɪˈsɪlɪərɪ] ADJ → domiciliario

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domiciliary

adj care → häuslich, im Haus; domiciliary visit (of doctor) → Hausbesuch m; domiciliary expenses → Haushaltskosten pl

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domiciliary

a. domiciliario-a, rel. a lo que se trata en el domicilio.

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Tess, like her compeers, soon discovered which of the cows had a preference for her style of manipulation, and her fingers having become delicate from the long domiciliary imprisonments to which she had subjected herself at intervals during the last two or three years, she would have been glad to meet the milchers' views in this respect.

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de Bragelonne, for Madame de Saint-Remy is not over indulgent; and any indiscretion on her part might bring hither a domiciliary visit, which would be disagreeable to all parties."

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Was my maternal parent aware, in a word, of my absence from the domiciliary residence?

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Micawber, '- to quote a favourite expression of my friend Heep; but it may prove the stepping-stone to more ambitious domiciliary accommodation.'

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