Meaning of homestead in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈhoʊmˌstɛd/

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  1. Verb

    homestead

    Definitions

    1. settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead

    Derived terms

  2. Noun

    homestead

    Etymology

    Old English hāmstede ‘a settlement’ (see home, stead)

    Definitions

    1. the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
  3. 2. land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law
  4. 3. dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land

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