balebos

== English == === Alternative forms === baal-ha-bos, balabos, balaboss, baleboss === Etymology === Borrowed from Yiddish בעל־הבית (balebos), from Hebrew בַּעַל הַבַּיִת (bá'al habáyit, “master of the house”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɑːləˈbʌs/, /bɑːləˈbɒs/, /bɑːləˈbɔs/ === Noun === balebos (plural balebatim) (Judaism) Master of the house, head of the household, host. (Judaism) House owner, homeowner. (Judaism, by extension) Boss, person in charge (of anything). (Judaism) Important man, bourgeoisie. (Judaism) Layman, congregant, non-clergy. ==== Related terms ==== Baal baleboste balebatish, balabotish