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householdn.adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps modelled on a Dutch lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: house n.1, hold n.1 Etymology: < house n.1 + hold n.1, probably after Middle Dutch huushoud, huysholt (Dutch (rare) huishoud ; the more usual word is huishouding householding n.) or German Haushalt (although the latter is first attested later: 15th cent.), which are deverbal derivatives < Middle Dutch huus houden and German haushalten respectively (for both, see householding n.). Compare Middle Low German (rare) hūsholt (the more usual word is hūshōldinge householding n.), Swedish hushåll (1559 as †hushol , †hushold , †husholl ), Danish hushold . Compare householding n. and the Germanic compounds cited at that entry.Attested earlier as a surname (apparently metonymically in sense ‘householder’): William Housold (1279), Peter Houshald (1312), etc. A. n. 1. society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinship group > family > [noun] > family or household society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant by type of accommodation > [noun] > inhabitant of house > household a1382 (Bodl. 959) (1959) Gen. xiv. 14 He noumbrede þrehundreþ tenn & eyȝte men of his own houshold redy, & he pursued hem vnto dan. a1399 in W. G. Benham (1907) 10 (MED) A custumer no schal nouȝt takyn of no man for non vitayles to his houshold. ?a1425 (c1400) (Titus C.xvi) (1919) 136 In on hous men maken x housholdes. (Harl. 221) 250 Howsholde, familia. 1529 T. More in W. B. Scoones (1880) 12 Be of good cheere, and take all the howsold with you to church. 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in ii. f. cccxxxix In to myne housholde hastely I wol that thou entre. 1584 H. Llwyd & D. Powel 105 With all his children and houshold to be murthered. 1627 R. Sanderson 131 To giue to euerie one of the houshold his appointed portion at the appointed seasons. c1650 J. Spalding (1850) I. 18 The laird..his ladie and haill houshold. 1719 E. Young iii. 34 The Gates are barr'd, And all the Houshold is compos'd to Rest? 1794 T. Dwight iii. 75 Each grateful household..sent with heaven-directed eyes, United incense to the skies. 1841 W. Spalding III. 87 The pomp of the vice-regal household was no small addition to the other national burdens. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato (ed. 2) V. 103 The master of the household should be up early and before all his servants. 1925 Jan. 323/1 In my childhood there was a sacred institution known as a family album; every decent household had one. 1958 V. P. Johns i. 11 The household in which she was the sleep-out, full-time maid. 2009 Jan. 48/3 He could have curbed predatory lending to low-income households. society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinship group > family > [noun] > family or household > royal or imperial ?a1425 (Egerton) (1889) 108 To kepe þat nane entre in at þe dure bot þai þat þe emperour will, oless þan he be of þe houshald. a1601 W. Lambarde (1635) 45 That the Coroner of the Houshold have his proper power within his Verge. 1614 J. Selden 358 Vpon knowledge thereof giuen to the Lord Chamberlaine of the Houshold or Vicechamberlaine for the time being. 1702 I. iii. 206 The Earl of Pembroke..Lord Chamberlain of the Houshold. 1833 Dec. 473 In order to comply with the frugal views of the emperor, [he] directed that the persons of the household should change their sheets but once a month. 1855 T. B. Macaulay IV. xviii. 121 He had two good places, one in the Treasury, the other in the household. 1880 B. Disraeli III. ii. 22 Gentlemen expecting high places in the Household, and under-secretaryships of state. 1923 8 Jan. 13/2 Mr. George Augustus Courroux, C.V.O., the last to hold the office of secretary to the Board of Green Cloth, the department of the Master of the Household at Buckingham Palace. 1991 W. H. C. Smith (BNC) Vaillant had been..Grand Marshal of the palace, and as such..responsible for the day-to-day running of the Household. 1526 W. Bonde iii. sig. FFiiiv Certainly they be ye hous hold of Sathan & progeny of pride. 1549 (STC 16267) Celebr. Holye Communion f. xcv To kepe thy housholde the churche in continuall godlines. a1668 J. Alleine (1672) 1 I would be found a good steward of the houshold of God. 1790 J. Gough (new ed.) I. ii. 74 The church..was neither a building of lime nor stones..but..a spiritual building composed of living stones, a spiritual household. 1833 J. Neal II. 161 Therefore am I now sent to you, a broken-hearted man, resting for a little hour on my way to the household of death. 1927 W. S. Churchill Let. 30 Oct. in W. S. Churchill & C. S. Churchill (1999) xiii. 316 The remaining new sow has had seven piggies, so all our four are now heads of households. 1997 (Nexis) 11 July They are part of the household of God. society > authority > control > [noun] > management or administration > domestic management society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > [noun] a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvii. cxxvi. 1022 Of thise russhes beeþ ymade dyuers needful gere and þinges þat nedeth in houshold. a1439 J. Lydgate (Bodl. 263) vii. l. 1292 (MED) As Diogenes in his litil tonne Heeld hym appaied, because attemperaunce Hadde of his houshold al the gouernaunce. 1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan i. i. 2 To spynne on the distaf & ocupie theim in thynges of houshold. 1529 T. Wolsey in W. B. Scoones 10 Evry thyng mete for houssold vnprovydyd and furnyshyd. 1542 A. Borde vi. sig. D.i That he begyn howseholde. 1576 T. Newton tr. L. Lemnie i. vii. f. 49 The pleasaunte and delightfull furniture in euery point for household, wonderfully reioyced mee. 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay iv. xv. 129 Tharse..being the place of birth and houshold of S. Paul. 1652 P. Heylyn iii. sig. Vvv5 It affordeth also plenty of Porcellane Earth, which being made into Cups, Dishes, and other Utensils of houshold, is sold by the name of China-ware. society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [noun] > of a house 1420 in F. J. Furnivall (1882) 52 Also I will þat my wyffe haue all my housholde holy. 1484 W. Caxton tr. 1 Dysshes, pottes, pannes, and suche other houshold. 1621 in S. Tymms (1850) 167 Desiringe him..he would bestowe some of my howsholde of my brother Nicke. the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > bread > [noun] > ordinary bread society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > coal or types of coal > [noun] 1638 J. Penkethman sig. Cijv The 1d. houshold (being Bread made of common wheat,) ought to weigh two penny white of the same course Cocket. 1854 E. Ronalds & T. Richardson I. Pref. 6 [Coal] Household 19,000,000, Iron Works 13,000,000. 1863 ‘S. L. Jones’ I. xv. 301 Such a display of ‘house-holds’ and ‘calicos’, as coloured prints are called. 1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler (ed. 7) I. 477 Batch bread is made of best flour and of households, or flour of second quality. 1912 P. A. Amos xxv. 208 Broadly, flours, although their names are legion, can be placed under the headings of ‘Patents’, ‘Supers’, ‘Bakers’, and ‘Households’. 1995 C. Petersen & A. Jenkins iii. 53 Main types of flour..firsts (or best households): fine extractions..of good quality wheat. †B. adj.the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > familiarity > [adjective] 1761 L. Sterne III. xx. 94 Good plain houshold judgment. 1841 T. De Quincey Style: No. IV in Feb. 215/2 More household, more natural, less elaborate. 1852 N. Hawthorne Circe's Palace in (1879) 182 What a domestic, household, homelike sound it is! 1867 S. Lanier p. iv Calling..for more sunshine and less night in their art,..more household sweetness and less Bohemian despair. Phrases†P1. Obsolete. society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting a type of place > inhabit type of place [verb (intransitive)] > inhabit house society > authority > control > be in control [verb (intransitive)] > manage or administrate > manage household society > leisure > social event > hospitality > show hospitality [verb (intransitive)] > liberal c1425 J. Lydgate (Augustus A.iv) ii. l. 1634 (MED) He schope hym forþe to þe court as blyue, Wher duk Nestor..His housholde held, royal as a kyng. c1450 in F. J. Furnivall (1867) 61 (MED) Þanne comeþ þe vij deedli synnes With þe wickid aungil housholde to holde. 1463 R. Lampet in (2004) II. 543 Ther to dwelle and abide and kepe howsold. 1467 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith (1870) 389 Eny craftiesman, artificer, or other, dwellynge or holdynge houshold, in Cites, Boroughez. ?a1534 H. Medwall sig. c.iii He kepe houshold in thys land. 1556 J. Heywood (rev. ed.) i. viii. sig. B In house to kepe household, whan folkes wyll wed, Mo thyngs belong, than foure bare legs in a bed. c1450 (c1425) (Cambr. Kk.1.12) 343 Þei were riȝt welcome; and to hem and to alle oþer was holden opon housholde. a1513 R. Fabyan (1533) II. f. cxliiiiv By all that season kepte open housholde for all honeste comers. 1569 R. Grafton II. 215 At Christmasse, at which tyme she promissed to keepe open houshold. 1672 J. Davies 7 The Convent did keep open Houshold in the Frater-house. c1475 in F. B. Bickley (1900) II. 154 It schal be leefull to euery seruaunt of euery burgeis..beyng in houshold with hym. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus I. Matt. iv. f. 34 Sumtyme euill princes desyre to haue in housholde with them, men of greate and notable honestie. 1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo ii. sig. G4 By order of nature we begin conuersation in the house with those that bee of houshold with vs, and after wee learne to conuerse abroade with others. 1632 H. More tr. G. Piatti xviii. 290 The name of the King's seruant doth properly follow them, that liue in household with the King. 1830 J. Hunter in R. Thoresby I. Pref. p. v He..had a younger brother and sister in household with him. 1876 22/1 While still in household with his father he was absent from home for several months at work, coming home generally on Saturday evenings. 1913 C. J. Guthrie in G. Goudie (Introd.) p. xvii A bachelor..living happily in household with his maiden sister. 1957 K. B. McFarlane in (1981) x. 211 From an old waiting-woman who had lived in household with Fastolf's mother he gathered stories of long-dead kinsmen. Compounds C1. attributive. society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > [adjective] > of or belonging to home c1384 (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Matt. x. 25 Ȝif thei han clepid the husbonde man..Belzebub, hou myche more his housholde meynee? ?1470 in J. B. Sheppard (1877) 21 (MED) Ye nedid to write to Apuldre how the goods schall be disposid, for hit ys houshold gere all. 1535 Ecclus. vi. 11 Deale faithfully with thy housholde folke. 1578 T. Tymme tr. J. Calvin 301 Abram..with his housholdarmie, fell upon their enemies. 1592 R. Dallington tr. F. Colonna f. 39v Growing into some houshold familiaritie. 1613 S. Purchas 524 All their most precious houshold furniture. 1644 J. Milton (ed. 2) To Parl. sig. A4 This houshold unhappines. 1738 J. Wesley (new ed.) lxxx. vii Our bitter Household Foes abound. 1841 W. Spalding I. 299 Statues, mosaics, household utensils, and other antique treasures. 1861 July 209/1 Some out of the way corner in the back yard, where old shoes, broken crockery, and other household rubbish are thrown. 1923 N. C. Britton & J. N. Rose IV. 178 This species..was introduced into cultivation in 1818 and..has since been a great favorite as a household plant. 2003 Autumn 23/3 (advt.) Many Impressionist paintings of modern life and leisure include images of household pets. 1762 T. Cunningham I. 94 Household flour. 1845 14 Oct. 11/5 By means of the Welsh Midland Railway to supply the central counties..with household coal. 1861 C. Innes iii. 376 Ale was distinguished as ostler ale, household ale, and best ale. 1898 Jan. 34 (advt.) Household wax tapers to retail at 5 cents a box. Household candles to retail at 10 cents per box of one-half dozen candles. 1900 9th Ser. 6 509/1 Light-coloured ‘parkin’..made of ordinary household flour. 1981 E. K. Blankenbaker xv. 189/1 Chemically disinfect the well..with a household bleach (sodium hypochlorite) solution. 1992 M. Baren 68/1 The household soap of that period was produced by a crude process of mixing tallow and remnants of raw alkali in large cauldrons. 1613 S. Purchas vi. iv. 48 The women in Egypt did performe the offices which belonged to the men..; the men spinning and performing household-taske. 1784 R. Bage I. 71 Susan was immersed in household duties, and the apprentice was busy in the shop. 1847 R. W. Emerson 163 That blessed gods in servile masks Plied for thee thy household tasks. 1863 C. Dickens Uncommerc. Traveller in 24 Oct. 208/1 A tall straight sallow lady..who does her household work in housemaid's gloves. 1890 ‘H. S. Merriman’ viii Brenda took over all the smaller household duties. 1921 E. Ferber xi. 214 It was agreed that Jeannette should help with the household tasks; assist Hulda with the dishes;..clean the silver, perhaps. 2005 7 Feb. 12/8 Japanese who believe that wives should stay at home are in a minority for the first time, but the majority still want women to do most household chores. society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > royalty > [adjective] > of royal household 1838 14 Nov. 4/2 Will Lord Melbourne dare to plead ignorance of the appointment of the noble Marquis to that household office [sc. Lord of the Bedchamber]? 1900 Apr. 402/1 The Serjeant-at-Arms..draws his salary from the House of Lords' Vote in the capacity of an officer serving in that House, and not as a Household officer paid from the Civil List. 1990 16 520 He had been her grand almoner in 1616-17..but did not hold any household appointment after that. 1457 W. Worcester in (2004) II. 170 The grettist ordynarye charge most be hys housold kepyng. 1479 in S. Tymms (1850) 51 Euery housold keper in the town that I dwelle jnne. 1552 R. Huloet Housholde orderer, or gouernor, oeconomicus. 1552 R. Huloet Houshold orderyng,..oeconomia. 1691 A. Wood I. 372 He bequeathed..50 l. to the poor houshold keepers of Allsaints parish. 1797 R. Burn (ed. 6) III. 210 For the necessary expences of his own houshold keeping. 1876 July 416 Perhaps you are beset with the cares of life, perplexities of bread-winning, and of household ordering. 1993 (Nexis) 26 Mar. Only a handful of recent cases have ruled that families deserve compensation when an unpaid household-keeper dies or is injured. C2. society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [noun] > of a house 1853 J. R. Chandler 24 Feb. in 60 The ornaments with which her [sc. woman's] native taste and cultivated genius invest the most serviceable of household appliances. 1957 XI. 813/2 Modern household appliances can be divided into two main headings, electrical and nonelectrical. 2005 (National ed.) 17 June b10/5 Sylvie,..is determinedly..collecting linens and household appliances for her trousseau. the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > beer > [noun] > other kinds of beer 1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. (rev. ed.) v. xxiii. 589 They will make a hogshead of March-beere, an hogshead of houshold beere, and a barrell of small beere. 1749 125 The Prisoner, Richard Mills the Elder, was at Home, and ordered his Housekeeper to fetch Bread and Cheese, and some Household Beer. 1865 A. S. Stephens xlv. 375 These roots she had been tempted to put into the household beer just before Elizabeth was taken ill. 1993 P. Crawford (1996) ii. 92 Elizabeth Walker..was abstemious at dinner eating only a small piece of white bread with a draught of household beer. society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > account or statement of > [noun] > account book > household 1457 W. Worcester in (2004) II. 171 Manye oþere accomptantes that maken lyuere of prouysyons..can not approve theyr liberatz just tille the seyd housold bokes be made vpp. 1599 Lady Hoby 18 Feb. (1930) 104 Then to supper: after, I looked of the Houshould book, and then went to priuat praers. 1780 S. Pegge p. xxxv The present dean of Carlisle, to whom I stand indebted for his useful notes on the Northumberland-Household Book. 1866 A. Trollope II. vi. 145 Though she could not succeed in making retrenchments, she could and did succeed in keeping the household books. 1931 S. Jameson xviii. 503 Mrs. James, pen stirring the clotted ink at the bottom of the bottle, bent close over the pages of her Household Book. 1999 16 Feb. 3/2 The fifth earl, known as ‘Henry the Magnificent’, had 166 people listed in his household book, including 11 priests and 17 chanters and musicians. the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > bread > [noun] > ordinary bread the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > bread > [noun] > coarse bread 1441 in R. R. Sharpe (1911) K. 258 And also brede that is called housholdersbrede.] a1475 J. Russell Bk. Nurture (Harl. 4011) in (2002) i. 120 Alle howsold bred iij. dayes old so it is profitable. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach i. f. 10v Two Ouens, one seruing for householde bread, the other for manchet for myne owne table. 1620 T. Venner i. 18 A browne houshold bread agreeable enough for labourers. 1737 J. Ozell tr. F. Rabelais I. 256 A Loaf of Houshold (or Brown) Bread. 1786 J. Trusler 27 If a certain weight of wheaten-bread costs 8 d..the same weight of household-bread shall be sold for 6 d. on penalty of from 10 s. to 40 s. 1839 A. Ure 172 Bread,..Our household bread [is made], of the whole substance of the grain without the separation either of the fine flour or coarse bran. 1941 P. Hamilton vii. 175 He went down North Street to the Lyons' at the bottom. He ordered egg and bacon and household bread and coffee. 1998 W. Edgar ix. 191 In July 1760 a loaf of white bread had to weigh one pound, thirteen ounces and one of household bread three pounds, ten ounces. society > armed hostility > warriors collectively > lifeguard or bodyguard > [noun] > specific 1814 1 Apr. The household brigade is ordered up. 1893 125/1 The bantering cry of a commanding officer of a cavalry regiment of the Household Brigade at Waterloo. 1959 9 289/1 The picked troops of the household brigade. 2005 D. French vi. 150 The Household Brigade and the cavalry usually enjoyed more rapid promotion than the infantry. c1530 A. Barclay ii. sig. Gi Some perturbance of housholde besynes Unto thy pasture hath made the tende the les. 1626 W. Vaughan ii. xii. 71 Tir'd with houshold busines on Harp she playes. 1750 S. Scott 97 The women's province was, to tend their children, knit, spin, and do all the household business. 1866 18 Aug. 12/4 They..are instructed in reading, writing, needlework, and household business. They are brought up as domestic servants. 1902 18 Mar. 3/4 Women, in big, flapping kapjes, were at work on household business. 2004 L. Sweeney vi. 48 Your father took care of his household business and I took care of mine. 1762 tr. J. B. Bossuet II. xiii. 281 He [sc. Charles VIII of France] had 1600 men of arms, which, with their followers, made about 10,000 household cavalry. 1814 22 Jan. Of the household cavalry two troops more from each regiment are ordered out to join the brigade under Lord Wellington. 1955 19 Aug. 8/2 Lieutenant-Colonel R. J. T. Hills..contributes to the summer number..some racy memories of Combermere, the Household Cavalry barracks at Windsor. 2008 29 Feb. 1/6 Prince Harry, who holds the rank of cornet in the Household Cavalry, talked of his pride and excitement at finally being given the chance to serve on the front line. 1859 7 Mar. 4/5 With most versatile genius, with no small audacity must officers of the Household division be endowed. 1967 2 Nov. iv. 1/3 The Welsh and Scots Guards..are regiments of the Foot Guards of Her Majesty's Own Household Division. 2002 B. Hoey vii. 104 He then started to see the Queen frequently as he had been appointed Staff Captain of the Household Division, based at Horse Guards. society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [noun] > of a house 1762 41 We acquired..some household effects..of the inhabitants. 1877 W. W. Fowler viii. 182 We knew the Shawnees were about; that our fort and household effects must be left unguarded and might be destroyed. 1924 Apr. 34/1 The pangirans, or nobles..lived, many of them entirely, by borrowing money on their lands, jewels and household effects. 2006 (Nexis) 24 June 9 This image is of a country auction where all the household effects of a deceased's estate are brought outside to the front of the house. 1831 14 Sept. 1/6 Mr. Trevor was proceeding to move, that the household franchise in and round London, and in all commercial and manufacturing towns, be raised from 10l. to 20l. 1884 W. E. Gladstone 28 Feb. The household franchise..now..the principal franchise of the cities and towns of this country. 1966 9 41 His argument that the household franchise was a class franchise. 2001 A. Vickery v. 180 The campaign for household franchise. the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > household god(s) society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > [noun] > home > essentials of home life 1564 A. Golding tr. Justinus viii. f. 44v Somtime they considered the sepulchres of their ancestors, somtime their old housholde gods. 1614 T. Adams i. 32 Those (Lares et Lemures) household-Gods, or rather household-Goblins and Deuils. 1742 C. Owen 218 Aelian speaks of domestick Serpents, that were in the Houses of the Egyptians, and look'd upon as household Gods. 1818 Ld. Byron Lett. 19 Sept. in (1976) VI. 69 The deliberate desolation piled upon me, when I stood alone upon my hearth, with my household gods shivered around me. 1830 J. B. Deane iv. 265 Like many other nations..they [sc. the Mexicans] kept live serpents as household gods in their private dwellings. 1967 R. Sutcliff viii. 98 He poured the first oblation to the household gods. 2001 23 June (Metropolitan section) 3/4 Israel around 750BC..was strongly polytheistic, which meant that the people worshipped several household gods. 1671 M. D'Assigny tr. P. Gautruche i. ii. 9 They were consecrated to Vesta, as to the chief of the houshold Goddesses. 1791 S. Stearns ix. 102 Canopus, an Egyptian god; Cardu, an household goddess; Cardua, a Romish goddess. 1802 tr. S. Gessner II. 206 Modern dames..take their sweeter revenge, when their lords, forsaking their household-goddesses, have recourse to their more youthful attendants. 1865 J. Doolittle I. 116 It is placed in a flower-vase near by the niche which contains the household goddess. 1898 Dec. 182/2 She can oversee the laundress, And direct the housemaid, too; But, alas!—this household goddess—There's one thing she cannot do. 1992 31 60 Divination revealed that a child's fever was the result of an attack by household goddesses. 2003 (Nexis) 11 May d2 Being a household goddess isn't all it's cracked up to be... I'm so sick of cooking that I find myself envying the people eating at the soup kitchen. society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [noun] > of a house 1501 in T. P. Wadley (1886) 169 To wife Elizabeth five pipes of woad, household goods, half of the plate, &c. 1624 H. Mason iii. 47 There is iust cause for vsing of Equiuocation, whensoeuer it is necessary or expedient for preseruing of bodily safety, honor, houshold goods, or for any other act of vertue. 1726 J. Ayliffe 338 A Legacy of Housholdgoods or Furniture. 1883 Oct. 686/2 One week-day it was announced by the town-crier that an auction of household goods would be held at a certain place. 1969 I. Opie & P. Opie ii. 104 The mother..asks the shopkeeper for household goods, such as..some washing-powder. 2003 41 1074 The local population had to look to the camps..even for the provision of food and household goods. 1827 19 July The half-yearly muster of the Household Infantry. 1849 T. B. Macaulay I. iii. 295 The household infantry consisted of two regiments. 1902 10 Apr. 12/1 The chief military duties, such as supplying guards of honour and performing other ceremonial functions, usually the work of the Household Infantry. 1998 Aug. 226 Installed on the throne in 1939, he spurned all advice, treated his subordinates like an oversized prep-school bully and had indiscreet homosexual affairs with members of the household infantry. the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from flax, hemp, or jute > [noun] > linen > types of > for specific purpose 1642 Lady Sussex Let. in F. P. Verney et al. (1892) I. xi. 253 She gives all her linen to to of hur grandchildren not naminge hur householde linen, but in generly hur linen. 1748 S. Richardson IV. ii. 11 I have consented to take the houshold linen at an appraisement. 1811 J. Austen I. v. 56 Household linen, plate, china, and books. View more context for this quotation 1967 E. Short iii. 72 (caption) A basically simple design which could be adapted to almost any article of household linen. 2000 24 June (Weekend Suppl.) 63/4 ‘Laundry gardens’ were common, planted with aromatic thymes and lavender on which household linens would be laid out to dry. the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > bread > loaf > [noun] > other types of loaf 1565 T. Cooper Agilei panes, housholde loues. 1594 R. Crompton f. 226v A penie wheaten loafe, A halfe~penie houshold loafe. 1664 J. Evelyn 101 The form of a copped brown Houshold-loaf. 1799 Dec. 860/1 The household loaf is now, we believe, dearer than ever known, being 14d. 1893 Sept. 364 A baker's shop was close by, and little Isella bought a huge household loaf, and went out with it tucked under her arm. 2008 (Nexis) 19 Apr. a1 Desjardine estimates a standard household loaf will increase from its recent level of $1.75. society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > man ?1449–50 Petition in (1767–77) V. 205/1 (MED) The said Harri Bruyn is the Kinggs houshold man. a1500 (c1477) T. Norton (BL Add.) (1975) l. 1351 Take nevir therto no howsholde man, Thei ben soone wery as I telle can. 1635 W. Lambarde & T. Lambarde (new ed.) 195 The like [penaltie] upon the taker of any Liverie, except he were his Household-man. 1652 Norton's Ordinal of Alchemy iv, in E. Ashmole 49 Take never thereto no Houshold-man, Thei be soone weary as I tell cann. 1859 7 258 He had no fewer than three hundred guards, or household-men. 1995 67 S143 A high rate of turnover among householdmen at least does seem to be established,..though this is not a necessary aspect of court life. society > authority > control > [noun] > management or administration > domestic management 1741 S. Richardson IV. xlvii. 285 Mrs Oldham is a sober, grave Widow..has liv'd well; understands Household Management thoroughly. 1801 J. Austen 16 Jan. (1995) 74 It will be an amusement to Mary to superintend their Household management, & abuse them for expense. 1861 I. M. Beeton (title) The book of household management. 2006 39 479 The potential of rising incomes and sanitary reform was translated into..more rational household management. the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > other specific names or types of name the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > state of being well-known > [noun] > well-known person or thing 1804 in I. p. iii Sir Roger de Coverley and the other characters of the club were ‘familiar in our mouths as household names’. 1862 Ld. Tennyson Ded. l. 40 A Prince indeed, Beyond all titles, and a household name, Hereafter, thro' all times, Albert the Good. 1958 27 Feb. 11/2 Our first encounter with so many household names in his list which were then unknown. 2002 (National ed.) 5 May ix. 10/2 She was a household name in Spanish-speaking homes across the country, and a darling of the Spanish-language media. 1828 7 Apr. 2201 As a household product throughout the Middle and Northern States, it [sc. the blanket] was emphatically entitled to the fostering care of Government. 1940 June 194/1 You may find new materials in the form of such familiar and inexpensive household products as lye, washing soda, baking soda, and sugar. 2004 J. Emsley (2006) iv. 131 Triclosan is commonly used as a safe antibacterial agent in lots of household products, such as soaps, ointments, and toothpastes. society > authority > control > [noun] > management or administration > domestic management 1896 5 265/1 The Section of Household Science in the Arundell Club of Baltimore has had in this second year of its existence twenty..members. 1938 (verso title page) In the Faculty of Household Science, the University offers courses leading to the degree of Bachelor of Household Science. 1953 464 Queen Elizabeth College... Admitted in 1928 as a School of the University for the B.Sc. Degree in Household and Social Science and for the Degree of B.Sc. (Nutrition) and B.Sc. (Household Science) in 1953. 1963 F. F. Laidler 46 Household science, a comprehensive study of the scientific, technological and sociological aspects of the household. 2001 (Nexis) 7 Nov. 5 An abusive teacher..who finds pleasure in punishing..a pupil in her household science class. society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] 1427 in R. T. Storey (1959) 63 (MED) And I wyl that myn howsehold servantz have departed emang theym..a C marcs. 1567 W. Painter II. xxv. f. 223v Certaine assayed by al meanes possible to know, as well of hir, as of other the householde servaunts, the occasion of his sorow. a1641 J. Smyth (1883) I. 214 Wherto eleaven knights were wittnesses, then of his meiny or houshold seruants. 1735 II. 297 They brought her up..to do every Thing which could be expected from a Houshold-Servant. 1840 C. Thirlwall VII. 335 He sent back his brother Menelaus..together with his private baggage, and household servants. 1906 (Monograph no. 15) 12 Some are household servants and water-carriers. 2008 14 Aug. 44/2 All the Cardinal's household servants are like this. the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > household god(s) > snake kept as the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [noun] > member of (snake) > kept as household god 1871 E. B. Tylor II. 218 The old Prussian serpent-worship and offering of food to the household snakes. 1921 A. J. Evans I. 509 In its homely origin, from the religious tending of the household snake, the cult itself may be supposed to be of old indigenous tradition. 1999 (Nexis) 2 Apr. e40/3 Aesculapius, the god of medicine, had a household snake wrapped around his staff. society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > right to vote at elections > [noun] > one of principles on which right based > specific 1819 13 July 3/5 To accept of household suffrage when universal suffrage was our right, would be compounding the basest felony that was ever attempted on a great community. 1867 J. Bright 68 Household or rating suffrage has existed for centuries in our parishes. 1943 16 282 The decision..to grant household suffrage (at the age of eighteen) in a country with no experience of modern democratic machinery [sc. Burma]. 2003 (Nexis) 27 Apr. 23 In 1916, these islands were, at most, only slightly democratic. Parliament was elected by male household suffrage. 1747 E. Purefoy Let. 6 Feb. in G. Eland (1931) I. iv. 69 A quarter of an hundred of Household sugar about 6 pence a pound. 1897 C. Durand 83 We made our household sugar, and luscious maple molasses, not mixed as it is now too often with water and common Muscovado sugar. 1941 8 Dec. 3/2 Jealous hands have rationed the ration of household sugar to the length of both risking and rousing domestic wrath. 2005 S. Holt (2007) 13 Glucose and sucrose (regular household sugar)..have relatively high-GI values, whereas lactose (milk sugar) and fructose (fruit sugar) have low-GI values. 1684 J. Dryden tr. L. Maimbourg i. 116 The King..might have easily dispers'd with his Household Troops. 1775 E. Burke 36 The household troops openly revolted. 1841 M. Elphinstone II. viii. i. 183 In most Asiatic despotisms, the king first trusts to the army against the people, and then to a body of foreign household troops, or Mamlúks, against the rest of the army. 1905 H. S. Jones (1908) vii. 237 Italy lost another privilege, that of being the recruiting district for the household troops. 2006 (Nexis) 13 June 10 (caption) Horseshoes being fitted for Saturday's Trooping the Colour parade by Household Troops to mark the Queen's official 80th birthday celebrations. the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > self-evident truth, axiom > [noun] > trite saying, commonplace the mind > language > linguistics > linguistic unit > word > [noun] > other specific types of word 1574 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara 496 Afterwards they come to some houshold wordes & grudgings. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) iv. iii. 52 Then shall our Names, Familiar in his mouth as household words..Be in their flowing Cups freshly remembred. View more context for this quotation 1788 Mar. 205/2 Their familiar and household words, their radical verbs, and even the indeclinable parts of speech. 1888 J. W. Burgon I. iv. 375 A household word wherever the English language is spoken. 1922 July 19/3 People will laugh and cry with Helen Lynch. Her name will become a household word. 1993 15 Aug. e1/2 Although the 58-year-old actor and his character, Mr. Humphries, may not be exactly household words to most people in this country, they are to fans of British comedy. 2008 20 May 3/4 [Sex and the City] made the Rabbit, a two-pronged dildo, a household word in the United States. Derivatives 1833 E. Bulwer-Lytton iv. ii Wordsworth is German from his singular householdness of feeling. 1876 33 Their influence will tend to make a kind of home of the station, and create some feeling of householdness. 1990 W. I. Miller iv. 117 The sagas, however, offer little evidence of the merely juridical household whose ‘householdness’ is solely a function of the rules of Thing-attachment. 1557 T. Tusser sig. A.iiv At no tyme to much, but haue alway ynough: is housholdly fare, and the guyse of the plough. 1959 Oct. 357/2 The stories..are of miniature importance because they never get far enough away from coffeepots, diapers, and householdly feelings. 1975 28 Oct. 6/1 Another [risk] is that the males who are supposed to take over the householdly duties of the females for the day will be inept or awkward. 2003 L. R. Kass xiv. 424 Is she the maternal, nurturing or householdly sort? society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > [adjective] > of or belonging to home 1863 May 641/1 The books are charming—pure and homely and householdy, yet not effeminate. 1906 Dec. 311/1 They help to throw the game into its proper boyish perception and to give the train the householdy air of a family party. 2001 (Nexis) 19 Sept. 23 There are still some householdy things: lovely Irish linen sheets, traditional French alpaca blankets, seed pillows, towels and soaps. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  n.adj.a1382 |
