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.
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.]
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