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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
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.
I baptized also the household of Stephanus. 1 Cor.1.
1.
Family life; domestic management.HOUSEHOLD
,Adj.
Definition 2025
household
household
English
Noun
household (plural households)
- Collectively, all the persons who live in a given house; a family including attendants, servants etc.; a domestic or family establishment.
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 5:
- Although I was a member of the royal household, I was not among the privileged few who were trained for rule.
- Jonathan Swift
- And calls, without affecting airs, / His household twice a day to prayers.
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 5:
- (obsolete) A line of ancestry; a race or house.
- 1592, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 1, IV. vi. 39:
- In thee thy mother dies, our household's name, / My death's revenge, thy youth, and England's fame.
- 1592, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 1, IV. vi. 39:
Translations
those living in the same residence
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Adjective
household (not comparable)
- Belonging to the same house and family.
- Of anything found in or having its origin in a home.
Derived terms
Terms derived from household
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Translations
belonging to same house and family