domify

transitive verb

-ed/-ing/-es

1

obsolete : to divide (the zodiac) into 12 houses

2

obsolete : to specify the position of (a planet) in one of the houses of the zodiac

Word History

Etymology

Middle English domifyen, from Medieval Latin domificare to build a house, from domi- (from Latin domus house) + Latin -ficare -fy

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