abode (1) — ODE

abode1 /əˈbəʊd

▸ noun formal, or literary a place of residence; a house or home:

my humble abode.

▪ [mass noun] residence:

their right of abode in Britain.

▪ archaic a stay; a sojourn.

– PHRASES

of no fixed abode (of a person) having no permanent residence:

both defendants were said to be of no fixed abode.

– ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘act of waiting’): verbal noun from abide.