Domiciliare

Domiciliare is an adjective used in Italian to indicate a relation to a domicile, residence, or home. The term derives from the Latin domi cilium, dwelling, and is often applied to describe things connected with where a person lives or with a home-based context. The related noun form is domicilio, meaning the place of one’s fixed residence for legal or administrative purposes.

In general Italian usage, domiciliare describes activities, requirements, or statuses linked to a home environment. Examples include phrases such as cure domiciliare (home-based medical care) or attività domiciliare (home-based activity). In legal language, the term appears in compounds like arresti domiciliari (house arrest) or misure cautelari domiciliari, indicating restrictions or obligations connected to the person’s home rather than confinement in a facility. Similarly, soggiorno domiciliare can refer to a home stay or residence-related conditions imposed by authorities.

In English, domiciliary (or domiciliary) is a closely related term used to denote something pertaining to the home or household. It is common in expressions like domiciliary care, domiciliary visits, or domiciliary services, particularly within medical, social, or welfare contexts. These usages emphasize provision of services in the patient’s or client’s own home rather than in institutional settings.

Domiciliare also appears in administrative and tax contexts, where references to domicilio relate to a person’s or entity’s registered address for jurisdictional or fiscal purposes, such as domicilio fiscale or domicilio legale for a company.

See also: domicile, residence, arresti domiciliari, home care, domiciliary.