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household |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Household \House"hold`\, a. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: household adj : of or related to or used in the running of a household; "household chores"; "household management"; "household appliances" n : a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home" [syn: {family}, {house}, {home}, {menage}]
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