What is the Latin word for household?

The usual Latin words for “household” are domus, familia. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“household” in Latin

domushouse, home (the building where a person lives); any dwelling-place or abode (of people or animals); the place of one's familiaa household (all persons subject to the control of one man (whether relations, freedmen or slaves)); the slaves of a hou

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

household

domus (e.g., domus tota te nostra salutat, etc.): familia [Vid: FAMILY]. A well-conducted household (morally), domus pudica (Quint.): the whole household, universa domus: household expenses, sumtus domesticus.

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What is the Latin word for household?: The usual Latin words for “household” are domus, familia. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.