Meaning Of The Word Homestead

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homestead
countable noun: A homestead is a farmhouse, together with the land around it.
countable noun: In United States history, a homestead was a piece of government land in the west, which was given to someone so they could settle there and develop a farm.

homestead in American English
intransitive verb: to acquire or settle on a homestead
noun: a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt
transitive verb: to acquire or settle on (land) as a homestead

homestead in British English
noun: a house or estate and the adjoining land, buildings, etc, esp a farm

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