HOUSEHOLDS

Noun

households

plural of household

Source: Wiktionary


HOUSEHOLD

House"hold`, n.

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"hold`, a.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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