"Resident" means: (a) An individual domiciled in the state. Resident is an individual domiciled in the state.Domicile means a place where a person has his true, fixed and permanent home and principal establishment. Domicile is intended to be permanent rather than temporary, whereas residence means living in a particular locality and requires mere physical presence. (1) "Resident" means an individual domiciled in the city. (1) A person who is domiciled in this state is a resident of this state. You are a Michigan resident if your domicile is in Michigan. Your domicile is where you have your permanent home. The meaning of DOMICILE is a dwelling place : place of residence : home. How to use domicile in a sentence.