1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus ii. iv, in Feb. 193/1 Certain Landlords' Bills..indicate that he was not without money; but, like an independent Hearth-holder, if not House-holder, paid his way.
1939 43 292 The name prytanis in turn, may be rendered as hearth-holder.
2007 B. N. Lawrance iii. 72 Young, unemployed men were disaffected and ignored; women's capacity as ‘hearth-holders’ was deeply compromised.