Etymology

householding

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Today it means: Management of a household; housekeeping. Full definition →

Middle English housholding
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householding · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromhousholding
  2. English todayhouseholding

From Middle English housholding, equivalent to household + -ing (gerund ending). Compare Saterland Frisian Húushooldenge (“household”), West Frisian húshâlding (“household”).

householding · adjective2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromhousholding
  2. English todayhouseholding

From Middle English housholding, equivalent to household + -ing (participle ending).

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