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Date: 1200-1300
Origin: abide

abode

1 noun
     
a‧bode1 [countable]
1 formal someone's home - sometimes used humorously:
Welcome to my humble abode.
a homeless person with no fixed abode (=no permanent home)
2

right of abode

law the right to live in a country
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