domiciliary

adjective

do·mi·cil·i·ary | \ ˌdä-mə-ˈsi-lē-ˌer-ē

, ˌdō-\

Definition of domiciliary

: of, relating to, or constituting a domicile: such as

a : provided or taking place in the home

b : providing care and living space (as for disabled veterans)

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Domiciliary can be traced back through French domiciliaire and Medieval Latin domiciliarius to the earlier Latin word domicilium ("domicile"). "Domicilium" comes from the Latin domus ("home"), which is at the heart of a number of other English words, including "domestic" and "domicile." It is even the source of the English word dome. In Medieval Latin, "domus" came to mean "church," and was borrowed by French for the word dôme ("dome" or "cathedral") and by Italian for duomo ("cathedral"). In the 1500s, English drew on these words for "dome," a word which originally referred not to a vaulted roof or ceiling but to a mansion or a stately building.

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The report was triggered after the inspector general was notified of problems at the Zablocki domiciliary facility by Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin. — Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Inspector general report details past problems at Zablocki VA Medical Center inpatient unit," 27 July 2017

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domiciliary

adjective

do·mi·cil·i·ary | \ ˌdäm-ə-ˈsil-ē-ˌer-ē

, ˌdō-mə-

Medical Definition of domiciliary

1 : provided or attended in the home rather than in an institution domiciliary midwifery

2 : providing, constituting, or provided by an institution for chronically ill or permanently disabled persons requiring minimal medical attention domiciliary care

domiciliary

adjective

dom·i·cil·i·ary | \ ˌdä-mə-ˈsi-lē-ˌer-ē, ˌdō-

Legal Definition of domiciliary

(Entry 1 of 2)

: of, relating to, or constituting a domicile domiciliary jurisdiction

domiciliary

noun

plural domiciliaries

Legal Definition of domiciliary (Entry 2 of 2)

: a person who is domiciled in a particular jurisdiction (as a country) a French domiciliary — compare resident

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