household

English

/ˈhaʊshəʊld/, /ˈhaʊshoʊld/

noun
Definitions
  • Collectively, all the persons who live in a given house; a family including attendants, servants etc.; a domestic or family establishment.
  • (obsolete) A line of ancestry; a race or house.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English houshold affix from English house (a house, company) + English hold (game won by the server, hold an opinion, deem).

Origin

English

hold

Gloss

game won by the server, hold an opinion, deem

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