head of household

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English - English
The person responsible for governing a group that lives together, such as a family
the head of a household or family or tribe
Attributive form of head of household

head-of-household status.

head of household

    Hyphenation

    head of house·hold

    Turkish pronunciation

    hed ıv haushōld

    Pronunciation

    /ˈhed əv ˈhousˌhōld/ /ˈhɛd əv ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld/

    Etymology

    [ 'hed ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English hed, from Old English hEafod; akin to Old High German houbit head, Latin caput.
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