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.
© Webster 1913.
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.
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