an institutional home for aged and disabled veterans who cannot care for themselves
Word origin
[1780–90; ‹ L domicili(um) domicile + -ary]This word is first recorded in the period 1780–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: carbon, carton, classification, dynamics, ego-ary is a suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Classical and Medieval Latin,on adjectives (elementary; honorary; stationary; tributary), personal nouns (actuary; notary; secretary), or nouns denoting objects, esp. receptacles or places (library; rosary; glossary). The suffix has the general sense “pertaining to, connected with” the referent namedby the base; it is productive in English, sometimes with the additional senses “contributingto,” “for the purpose of,” and usually forming adjectives. Other words that use theaffix -ary include: complimentary, inflationary, revolutionary, visionary
Examples of 'domiciliary' in a sentence
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The register is being widened to include domiciliary and residential care workers.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
About 50,000 fewer people are receiving domiciliary care each year.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
Its domiciliary care business has also secured more work.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The other great opportunity will be in domiciliary healthcare.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Conditions for staff in domiciliary care are among the worst in the labour market.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I have ever since cautioned against domiciliary births.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
A new domiciliary care company has been set up with 17.5 million from private equity.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It has branched out into wealth management, domiciliary care and is looking at offering retirement homes.