Added 9 October 2026
housing
/ˈhaʊzɪŋ/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about housing at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Structures collectively in which people are housed.
- A protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component.
- Stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse.
Origin
From Middle English housynge, housinge, from housen (“to house, shelter; receive into one's house”), equivalent to house + -ing. Cognate with Scots housing (“housing”), Old Frisian hūsinge (whence Saterland Frisian Huzenge); compare also Dutch huizing, behuizing (“housing”), Low German husing, hüsing (“housing”), German Behausung (“housing”), Swedish inhysing (“housing”).
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