abode1

 
Pronunciation: /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