English

houseleader

From house + leader.

A compound of house + leader

Proto-Germanic *hūsą

Proto-West Germanic *hūs

Old English hūs ‘dwelling’

Middle English hous ‘house’

English house

Proto-West Germanic *laidijārī ‘one who leads’

Old English lǣdere ‘one who leads’

Middle English ledere ‘an officer or general’

Today it means

noun The leader of a residential facility.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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