Householder in United States
Householder Definition
Master or chief of a family; one who keeps house with his family. Webster. It “means more than the mere occupant of a room or house. It implies the idea of a domestic establishment.” 37 Ala. 145. But a man who has absconded from the state, and left his wife and children remaining together as a family, was for their benefit held to be a householder. 18 Johns. (N. Y.) 402. And a single man renting a house in which he lodged with a younger brother has been held a householder. 2 Tex. App. 432. A keeper of a tavern or boarding house, or a master or mistress of a dwelling house. 1 Supp. Rev. St. Mass. 1836-1853, Index, p. 170. A person having and providing for a household. The character is not lost by a temporary cessation from housekeeping. 14 Barb, (N. Y.) 456; 19 Wend. (N. Y.) 475.
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Master or chief of a family; one who keeps house with his family. Webster. It “means more than the mere occupant of a room or house. It implies the idea of a domestic establishment.” 37 Ala. 145. But a man who has absconded from the state, and left his wife and children remaining together as a family, was for their benefit held to be a householder. 18 Johns. (N. Y.) 402. And a single man renting a house in which he lodged with a younger brother has been held a householder. 2 Tex. App. 432. A keeper of a tavern or boarding house, or a master or mistress of a dwelling house. 1 Supp. Rev. St. Mass. 1836-1853, Index, p. 170. A person having and providing for a household. The character is not lost by a temporary cessation from housekeeping. 14 Barb, (N. Y.) 456; 19 Wend. (N. Y.) 475.
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This definition of Householder is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.
Basic Meaning of Householder
Householder means: the occupier of a house ; one who owns or controls real estate where a death occurs.
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