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domiciliary, a. (n.)|dɒmɪˈsɪlɪərɪ| [ad. L. type *domiciliāri-us, f. domicilium: cf. corresp. F. domiciliaire (16th. c.).] A. adj. 1. Pertaining to, relating to, or connected with a domicile or residence. domiciliary visit, a visit to a private dwelling, by official persons, in order to search or inspect it.
1790Hel. M. Williams Lett. France (1795) I. vii. 174 (Jod.) Those domiciliary visits, which were so often repeated. 1797W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. XXIV. 495 Domiciliary visits were attempted by the police. 1849Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iii. 287 The tax..could be levied only by means of domiciliary visits. 1885L'pool Merc. 14 Aug. 5/3 To revolutionise the social and domiciliary condition of the labourers. 2. Zool. Of or pertaining to the general integument or structure occupied in common by infusoria or other animals of low organization. In recent Dicts. B. n. One belonging to a domicile; a domestic.
1845Stocqueler Handbk. Brit. India (1854) 166 The two wings..are allotted to the residence of professors, pupils, and domiciliaries. |