Meanings
nounhousefolk pl (plural only)
- archaicpluralplural onlyThe people of a household.
فَلَمَّا قَضَىٰ مُوسَى الْأَجَلَ وَسَارَ بِأَهْلِهِ آنَسَ مِن جَانِبِ الطُّورِ نَارًا قَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ ٱمْكُثُوا إِنِّي آنَسْتُ نَارًا لَعَلِّي آتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِخَبَرٍ أَوْ جَذْوَةٍ مِّنَ النَّارِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَصْطَلُونَ
1930, Marmaduke Pickthall, transl., The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, surah 28, verse 29
Origin
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APA
housefolk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/housefolk
MLA
“housefolk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/housefolk. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “housefolk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/housefolk.
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