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Webster 1913 Edition

Household

House′holdˊ

,
Noun.
1.
Those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family.
And calls, without affecting airs,
His
household
twice a day to prayers.
Swift.
2.
A line of ancestory; a race or house.
[Obs.]
Shak.

House′holdˊ

,
Adj.
Belonging to the house and family; domestic;
as,
household
furniture;
household
affairs.
Household bread
,
bread made in the house for common use; hence, bread that is not of the finest quality.
[Obs.]
–
Household gods
(Rom. Antiq.)
,
the gods presiding over the house and family; the Lares and Penates; hence, all objects endeared by association with home.
–
Household troops
,
troops appointed to attend and guard the sovereign or his residence.

Webster 1828 Edition

Household

HOUSEHOLD

,
Noun.
hous'hold. Those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family; those who belong to a family.
I baptized also the household of Stephanus. 1 Cor.1.
1.
Family life; domestic management.

HOUSEHOLD

,
Adj.
hous'hold. Belonging to the house and family; domestic; as household furniture; household affairs.

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