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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to an abode, or the residence of a person or a family.
  • In zoology, constituting or pertaining to a protective or investing envelop or case in which an animal lives: as, the domiciliary structure of an infusorian; a domiciliary secretion.

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  • noun law : A person who legally resides in a particular place.
  • adjective Of or relating to a domicile.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or relating to or provided in a domicile

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