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Fam"i*lis*ter*y (?), n.; pl.
Familisteries (&?;). [F.
familistère.] A community in which many persons
unite as in one family, and are regulated by certain communistic laws
and customs.

{ Fam`i*listic (?), Fam`i*lis"tic*al (?), }
a. Pertaining to Familists.
Baxter.

Fam"i*ly (?), n.; pl.
Families (#). [L. familia, fr.
famulus servant; akin to Oscan famel servant, cf.
faamat he dwells, Skr. dhāman house, fr.
dhāto set, make, do: cf. F. famille. Cf.
Do, v. t., Doom, Fact,
Feat.] 1. The collective body of persons
who live in one house, and under one head or manager; a household,
including parents, children, and servants, and, as the case may be,
lodgers or boarders.

2. The group comprising a husband and wife
and their dependent children, constituting a fundamental unit in the
organization of society.

The welfare of the family underlies the welfare
of society.


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