Definition of "houshold"

And thou ſhalt beſtow that money for whatſoeuer thy ſoule lutſeth after, for oxen, or for ſheepe, or for wine, or for ſtrong drinke, or for whatſoeuer thy ſoule deſireth: and thou ſhalt eat there before the Lord thy God, and thou ſhalt reioyce, thou and thine houſhold.

1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Deuteronomy 14:26, column 1

This true Man ſoon aſſembled him beforn: / Three Sons he had that ſtalwart were and bold, / And twenty Men of Kin in his Houſhold.

1709, [Henry the Minstrel], “How Wallace Came into Scotland Again at the Battel of Elchok-Park”, in The Life and Acts of the Most Famous and Valiant Champion, Sir William Wallace, Knight of Ellerslie; Maintainer of the Liberty of Scotland. With a Preface Containing a Short Sum of the History of that Time, Edinburgh: Printed by the heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson, printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, book XII, page 304

If any perſon ſhall ſell or deliver any beer or ale, to any perſon that ſhall then ſell beer or ale as a common tipler or alehouſekeeper, the ſame perſon not having licence to ſell ale or beer (except it be for the uſe of his houſhold only); […]

1755, Richard Burn, The Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer, volume I, Savoy: […] Henry Lintot, […]; for A. Millar, […], page 20

The number of perſons required to cultivate the land in farms, would not be the whole increaſe that incloſure would promote; for there would be many more required to make and repair all ſorts of utenſils for huſbandry and houſhold-furniture, and alſo artificers for building, and their clothing would likewise cauſe employment for many others.

1760, Thomas Hitt, A Treatise of Husbandry on the Improvement of Dry and Barren Lands. […], London: Printed for the author, and sold by J. Richardson […], and J. Webb, […], page 43