"Domicile" is the place you intend to make your home permanently or for an indefinite period of time. Domicile refers to the place you call home permanently.Your domicile is important for legal purposes such as paying taxes, voting, and claiming benefits. 2. Domicile; definition and presumptions. Domicile" is the place you intend to make your home permanently or for an indefinite period of time. For a person who was a resident of Minnesota, a probate case would generally be filed in the county of their legal residence (domicile) at the time of death. 1. a dwelling place : place of residence : home 2. Law a : a person's fixed, permanent, and principal home for legal purposes Homestead status can save you money on your property taxes. Individual taxpayer identification numbers now qualify property owners for homestead exclusion.