houshold

== English == === Noun === houshold (plural housholds) Obsolete form of household. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === household, houshald, houshalde, housholde, howshold, howsholde === Etymology === From hous +‎ hold (“grip, rule, domain”), as a calque of Middle Dutch huushout (modern Dutch huishouden). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhuːsˌhɔːld/ === Noun === houshold (plural housholdes) family, household Synonym: hird house, residence household goods household maintenance ==== Derived terms ==== housholdere housholdynge ==== Descendants ==== English: household Scots: houshald, housald, housell, howsell ==== References ==== “hǒus-hōld, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 5 April 2018.