abode (1)EnglishOxford New American Dictionaryabode1 /əˈbōd, əˈboʊd / ▸ noun formal or literary a place of residence; a house or home: my humble abode her current abode. ▪ residence: a place of abode. ▪ archaic a stay; a sojourn. – ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘act of waiting’): verbal noun from abide.