Sojourn vs Domicile - What's the difference?
sojourn | domicile | Related terms |
A short stay somewhere.
* 2006 , Joseph Price Remington, Paul Beringer, Remington: The Science And Practice Of Pharmacy (page 1168)
A temporary residence.
To reside somewhere temporarily, especially as a guest or lodger.
* Bible, Genesis xii. 30
* Hayward
(formal) A home or residence.
(legal) A residence at a particular place accompanied with an intention to remain there for an unlimited time; a residence accepted as a final abode.
To have a domicile in a particular place.
Sojourn is a related term of domicile.
As nouns the difference between sojourn and domicile
is that sojourn is a short stay somewhere while domicile is (formal) a home or residence.As verbs the difference between sojourn and domicile
is that sojourn is to reside somewhere temporarily, especially as a guest or lodger while domicile is to have a domicile in a particular place.sojourn
English
Noun
(en noun)- The use of vasoconstrictors to increase the sojourn of local anesthetics at the site of infiltration continues
- Though long detained / In that obscure sojourn . — Milton.
Verb
- Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there.
- The soldiers first assembled at Newcastle, and there sojourned three days.
Conjugation
* The archaic third-person singular present active indicative form sojourneth is also attested.References
Anagrams
*domicile
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Alternative forms
* (archaic)Noun
(en noun)- The call to jury duty was sent to my legal domicile ; too bad I was on vacation at the time.
- (Wharton)
Verb
- The answer depends on in which state he was domiciled at his death.