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homestead
1[hohm-sted, -stid]
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.
any dwelling with its land and buildings where a family makes its home.
a tract of land acquired under the Homestead Act.
a house in an urban area acquired under a homesteading program.
verb (used with object)
to acquire or settle on (land) as a homestead.
Pioneers homesteaded the valley.
verb (used without object)
to acquire or settle on a homestead.
They homesteaded many years ago.
Homestead
2[hohm-sted, -stid]
noun
a town in S Florida.
homestead
/ -stɪd, ˈhəʊmˌstɛd /
noun
a house or estate and the adjoining land, buildings, etc, esp a farm
(in the US) a house and adjoining land designated by the owner as his fixed residence and exempt under the homestead laws from seizure and forced sale for debts
(in western Canada) a piece of land, usually 160 acres, granted to a settler by the federal government
the owner's or manager's residence on a sheep or cattle station; in New Zealand the term includes all outbuildings
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of homestead1
Example Sentences
While the severity of his injury wasn’t immediately clear, the $182-million offseason signing will be out at least through the end of next week’s homestead.
Fittingly, they have been called, in more recent years, seasteads, after the homesteads of the American West.
Giuliani could hold on to his $3 million condominium in Palm Beach, Florida if he can prove it is his homestead, or primary residence.
He would collect the rent from the other four tenants of her Cypress Park rental property, add his own and deliver the envelope in person to the family homestead a few blocks away.
To say that he faces a steep learning curve is an understatement; the new homestead isn’t called “Wit’s End” for nothing.
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