homestead Meaning and Definition
1. n. dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land
2. n. land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law
3. n. the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
4. v. settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead
A homestead originally means a farmhouse and its adjacent outbuildings.
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