'Welcome-to-our-house' definitions:
Definition of 'Welcome-to-our-house'
From: GCIDE
- Welcome \Wel"come\, a. [OE. welcome, welcume, wilcume, AS. wilcuma a welcome guest, from wil-, as a prefix, akin to willa will + cuma a comer, fr. cuman to come; hence, properly, one who comes so as to please another's will; cf. Icel. velkominn welcome, G. willkommen. See Will, n., and Come.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company; as, a welcome visitor. [1913 Webster]
- When the glad soul is made Heaven's welcome guest. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Producing gladness; grateful; as, a welcome present; welcome news. "O, welcome hour!" --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Free to have or enjoy gratuitously; as, you are welcome to the use of my library. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Welcome is used elliptically for you are welcome. "Welcome, great monarch, to your own." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Welcome-to-our-house (Bot.), a kind of spurge ({Euphorbia Cyparissias}). --Dr. Prior. [1913 Webster]