Household /(?)/

House·hold

Household

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.
  2. A line of ancestory; a race or house. [Obs.]

Household

a.
  1. Belonging to the house and family; domestic; as, household furniture; household affairs.

Phrases & Compounds
Household bread
bread made in the house for common use; hence, bread that is not of the finest quality.
Household gods
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.