A household, family; a company of servants or retainers, a retinue; a king's court; also, a monastic household.
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| 释义 | society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinship group > family > [noun] > family or household (53) hirdc888 A household, family; a company of servants or retainers, a retinue; a king's court; also, a monastic household. houseeOE The inhabitants and affairs of a house; the occupants of a house collectively, esp. (in early use) a family and its retainers; = household, n. 1. hewenc1000 Family, household. houseshipOE Household, family; house (house, n.1 10b). hinehedea1300 Family, household; company. meiniec1300 A family, a household. Now Scottish and Irish English (rare). ménagec1325 The members of a household (= meinie, n. 1); a group of retainers (= meinie, n. 2). Obsolete. householda1382 The inhabitants of a house considered collectively; a group of people (esp. a family) living together as a unit; a domestic establishment (including… family1452 A group of people living as a household, traditionally consisting of parents and their children, and also (chiefly in early use) any servants… fam1579 As a graphic abbreviation: = family, n. (in various senses). private family1598 a family in its personal capacity, esp. one occupying a private home; a family household as distinct from an institution, commercial… fireside1686 In extended use. Cf. hearth, n.1 2. Those who sit round a person's fire or hearth; one's family or household. Obsolete. family circle1768 the members of a family and (sometimes) their closest friends, regarded as a group. family unit1860 a family considered as a single entity, esp. as a discrete constituent of society; the primary social group, traditionally consisting of parents and… mainpast1865 A person's household, or a member of it; a domestic; a dependant. familia1869 A group of people united by a shared profession or way of life; esp. a clerical or monastic household. home1876 The family or social unit occupying a house; a household. aiga1895 In Samoa: a family unit, a household. ohana1926 Especially in Hawaii: a family, including members of an extended family, as well as close friends and associates. Subcategories:— royal or imperial (2) — Tartar (1) — subdivision of (1) — founder of a family or race (1) — head of household (12) — female head (5) — head of Samoan household (1) — head of community of young persons (1) — quality expected of head (1) — member of household (7) — son or daughter of household (2) |
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