expression, godan verb (-ru)
set up house; keep house
Rare expression meaning to establish and maintain one's own household. More commonly expressed as 所帯を持つ (しょたいをもつ).
彼は若くして世帯を張った。
He set up house at a young age.
More common and neutral way to say 'to set up house' or 'to start a household'.
The phrase combines 世帯 (household) with 張る (to stretch, set up), but the exact historical derivation is uncertain.