2. A line of ancestory; a race or house. [Obs.] Shak.
HOUSEHOLD
House"hold`, a.
Defn: 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.
HOUSEHOLDER
House"hold`er, n.
Defn: The master or head of a family; one who occupies a house with
his family.
Towns in which almost every householder was an English Protestant.
Macaulay.
Compound householder. See Compound, a.
HOUSEKEEPER
House"keep`er, n.
1. One who occupies a house with his family; a householder; the master or mistress of a family. Locke.
2. One who does, or oversees, the work of keeping house; as, his wife is a good housekeeper; often, a woman hired to superintend the servants of a household and manage the ordinary domestic affairs.
3. One who exercises hospitality, or has plentiful and hospitable household. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
4. One who keeps or stays much at home. [R.] You are manifest housekeeper. Shak.