/ Dictionary / Index H household troops: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: house'hold troops' Pronunciation: [key] troops guarding or attending a sovereign or a sovereign's residence. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. household knight household word Related Content Daily Word Quiz: benevolent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language