Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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A family, including household servants
"Familia A family or household, including servants, that is, hired persons (mercenarii or conductitii,) as well as bondsmen, and all who were under the authority of one master, (dominus.) Bracton uses the word in the original sense, as denoting servants or domestics." 1 Alexander M. Burrill, A Law Dictionary and Glossary 603-04 (2d ed. 1867)
Counting House of the King's Household
See BOARD OF GREEN CLOTH.
Court of the Steward of the King's Household
Hist. A court having jurisdiction overcriminal cases involving a member of the royal household. ( This court's jurisdiction was at first limited to acts of violence by the king's servants toward a member of the king's council, but it was later given broader criminal authority. The Court was abolished in 1828.
Household
n. 1. A family living together. 2. A group of people who dwell under the same roof. Cf. FAMILY.
head of household.
1. The primary incomeprovider within a family. 2. For income-tax purposes, an unmarried or separated person (other than a surviving spouse) who provides a home for dependents for more than one-half of the taxable year. ( A head of a household is taxed at a lower rate than a single person who is not head of a household. Cf. HOUSEHOLDER.
household goods
Goods that are used in connection with a home. ( This term usu. arises when a warehouser claims a lien on what he or she asserts are "household" goods. According to the UCC, a warehouser may claim a lien on a depositor's furniture, furnishings, and personal effects that are used in a dwelling. UCC ยง 7-209(3)(b). industrial goods. See capital goods.
household goods.
See GOODS.
household,
adj. Belonging to the house and family; domestic.
householder.
1. A person who keeps house with his or her family; the head or master of a family. 2. A person who has a household. 3. An occupier of a house. Cf. HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD.