Dictionary Definition
householder n : someone who owns a home [syn:
homeowner]
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Extensive Definition
A householder is a person who is the head of a
household; see House.
Householder is also a family name:
In a religious contexts, householder is used as
follows:
- In Buddhism, "householder" (Pali, gahapati) often appears to be used synonymously for "layperson" and in juxtaposition to a Buddhist monastic (one who has "abandoned home").
- In Hinduism, according to the Laws of Manu, "householder" (grihastha) refers to the second of four stages (ashrama) of life, typified by marriage, children and financial stability. (Also see, Stages of life for a twice-born man.)
Other:
- In mathematics, there exists a Householder transformation, named after Alston Scott Householder
- In mathematics, there also exists a Householder's method for finding roots of equations, developed by Alston Scott Householder.
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
beneficiary, cestui, cestui que trust, cestui
que use, cottager,
cotter, cottier, crofter, deedholder, feoffee, feudatory, freeholder, head of
household, laird, landlady, landlord, lord, master, mesne, mesne lord, mistress, owner, proprietary, proprietor, proprietress, proprietrix, rentier, squire, titleholder