noun
temporary residence; place of sojourn
A formal or legal term for a place where one stays temporarily, distinct from one's permanent domicile (本籍地). Often used in historical or administrative contexts.
彼は仕事のため、寄留地を東京に移した。
He moved his temporary residence to Tokyo for work.
昔の戸籍には本籍地と寄留地が記載されてい
Old family registers listed both the permanent domicile and the temporary residence.
住所 is the general word for address or residence; 寄留地 is a more formal, often legal term for a temporary abode.
Compound of 寄留 (temporary stay) + 地 (place). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is associated with pre-modern and early modern Japanese legal systems.