A household, family; a company of servants or retainers, a retinue; a king's court; also, a monastic household.

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.

Household, family; house (house, n.1 10b).

Family, household; company.

A family, a household. Now Scottish and Irish English (rare).

The members of a household (= meinie, n. 1); a group of retainers (= meinie, n. 2). Obsolete.

The inhabitants of a house considered collectively; a group of people (esp. a family) living together as a unit; a domestic establishment (including…

A group of people living as a household, traditionally consisting of parents and their children, and also (chiefly in early use) any servants…

In extended use. Cf. hearth, n.1 2. Those who sit round a person's fire or hearth; one's family or household. Obsolete.

A person's household, or a member of it; a domestic; a dependant.