Domiciliary - #513 - a podcast by Word of the Day

Today's word of the day is domiciliary. It's spelled D-O-M-I-C-I-L-I-A-R-Y. Domiciliary  is an adjective that means related to or taking place in the home.

You may recognize the word domicile in domiciliary. It comes from the Latin word domus (DOME oos) which later gave us words like domestic. Domiciliary may be used to describe anything that applies to the home. 

Rex couldn't attend the meeting because he had a domiciliary crisis on his hands. His plumbing had backed up, causing his kitchen floor to be flooded.

Once again, domiciliary is spelled D-O-M-I-C-I-L-I-A-R-Y. 

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