- 1. n. Those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family. Source: opted
- 2. n. A line of ancestory; a race or house. Source: opted
- 3. a. Belonging to the house and family; domestic; as, household furniture; household affairs. Source: opted
- 4. n. a social unit living together Source: wordnet
- 5. 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. 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
- 6. Belonging to the house and family; domestic; as, householdfurniture; household affairs. Household bread, bread made in thehouse for common use; hence, bread that is not of the finest quality.[Obs.] -- Household gods (Rom. Antiq.), the gods presiding over thehouse and family; the Lares and Penates; hence, all objects endearedby association with home.-- Household troops, troops appointed to attend and guard thesovereign or his residence. Source: adambom
- 7. n:100 n a social unit living together Source: ecdict
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