householder

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English housholdere, equivalent to household +‎ -er. The Buddhist sense is a semantic loan from Pali gahapati (literally “house-master”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhaʊshoʊldə(ɹ)/ === Noun === householder (plural householders) The owner of a house. Synonym: homeowner The head of a household. (Buddhism, Hinduism) A layperson, lay devotee, gahapati, grihastha. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Householder (Buddhism) in Wikipedia Householder (Hinduism) in Wikipedia