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    homestead
    /ˈhəʊmstɛd/

    noun

    • 1. a house, especially a farmhouse, and outbuildings.
    • 2. an area of land (usually 160 acres) granted to a settler in the West as a home. historical North American

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHOMESTEAD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    HOMESTEAD definition: 1. a house and the surrounding area of land, usually used as a farm 2. in the past, land given by…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › homesteadHomestead Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of HOMESTEAD is the home and adjoining land occupied by a family. How to use homestead in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHOMESTEAD | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    HOMESTEAD meaning: 1. a house and the surrounding area of land, usually used as a farm 2. in the past, land given by…. Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › homesteadHOMESTEAD Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Homestead definition: 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.. See examples of HOMESTEAD used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › homesteadHomestead - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A homestead is a house and surrounding land owned by a family — often, it includes a farmhouse. Most people have homes, but not everyone has a homestead: that means your family owns more than a house. The homestead often consists of a farmhouse and land devoted to crops or animals.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHOMESTEAD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    homestead in British English. (ˈhəʊmˌstɛd , -stɪd ) noun. 1. a house or estate and the adjoining land, buildings, etc, esp a farm. 2. (in the US) a house and adjoining land designated by the owner as his or her fixed residence and exempt under the homestead laws from seizure and forced sale for debts. 3.

  8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › homesteadHomestead Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    HOMESTEAD meaning: 1 : a house and the farmland it is on; 2 : 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.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › homesteadHomestead - definition of homestead by The Free Dictionary

    1. 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. 2. any dwelling with its land and buildings where a family makes its home. 3. a tract of land acquired under the Homestead Act. v.t.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › homesteadhomestead - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jul 15, 2024 · ( Canada, US) A parcel of land in the interior of North America, usually 160 acres, that was distributed to settlers from Europe or eastern North America under the Dominion Lands Act of 1870 in Canada or the Homestead Act of 1862 in the United States.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › homesteadhomestead | meaning of homestead in Longman Dictionary of...

    homestead meaning, definition, what is homestead: a farm and the area of land around it: Learn more.