Definition of homestead
1a : the home and adjoining land occupied by a familyb : an ancestral homec : house
2 : a tract of land acquired from U.S. public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating the tract
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Examples of homestead in a Sentence
They decided to farm the old homestead.
Before 12th Century
First Known Use of homestead
before 12th century
Other Government and Politics Terms
Definition of homestead
transitive verb
: to acquire or occupy as a homestead
intransitive verb
: to acquire or settle on land under a homestead law
Examples of homestead in a Sentence
They homesteaded the territory in the 1860s.
1867
First Known Use of homestead
1867
Other Government and Politics Terms
Homestead
playDefinition of Homestead
city in southeastern Florida southwest of Miami population 60,512
HOMESTEAD Defined for English Language Learners
homestead
playDefinition of homestead for English Language Learners
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: a house and the farmland it is on
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: a piece of government land that a person could acquire by living on it and farming it when the western part of the U.S. was being settled
HOMESTEAD Defined for Kids
Definition of homestead for Students
1 : a home and the land around it
2 : a piece of land gained from United States public lands by living on and farming it
Definition of homestead for Students
homesteaded
;homesteading
: to acquire or settle on public land for use as a homestead
homesteader
\ˈhōm-ˌste-dər\ nounLaw Dictionary
homestead
playLegal Definition of homestead
1a : the home and adjoining land with any buildings that is occupied usually by a family as its principal residence b : an estate created by law in a homestead especially for the purpose of taking advantage of a homestead exemption
2 : a tract of land acquired from U.S. public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating the tract
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