/hows"hohld', -ohld'/ , n.
1. the people of a house collectively; a family including its servants.
adj.
2. of or pertaining to a household: household furniture.
3. for use in maintaining a home, esp. for use in cooking, cleaning, laundering, repairing, etc., in the home: a household bleach.
4. common or usual; ordinary.
[ 1350-1400; ME houshold. See HOUSE, HOLD 1 ]