Household : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Household	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Household
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
household 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" Synonym(s): family, household, house, home, menage
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.