'Homestead' definitions:

Definition of 'homestead'

(from WordNet)
noun
The home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
noun
Land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law
noun
Dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land
verb
Settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead

Definition of 'Homestead'

From: GCIDE
  • Homestead \Home"stead\, n. [AS. h[=a]mstede.]
  • 1. The home place; a home and the inclosure or ground immediately connected with it. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The home or seat of a family; place of origin. [1913 Webster]
  • We can trace them back to a homestead on the Rivers Volga and Ural. --W. Tooke. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Law) The home and appurtenant land and buildings owned by the head of a family, and occupied by him and his family. [1913 Webster]
  • Homestead law. (a) A law conferring special privileges or exemptions upon owners of homesteads; esp., a law exempting a homestead from attachment or sale under execution for general debts. Such laws, with limitations as to the extent or value of the property, exist in most of the States. Called also homestead exemption law. (b) Also, a designation of an Act of Congress authorizing and regulating the sale of public lands, in parcels of
  • 160 acres each, to actual settlers. [U.S.] [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'homestead'

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Homestead, MO -- U.S. village in Missouri

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Homestead, MO -- U.S. village in Missouri
Population (2000) :
181
Housing Units (2000) :
76
Land area (2000) :
0.189633 sq. miles (0.491146 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.189633 sq. miles (0.491146 sq. km)
FIPS code :
32806
Located within :
Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location :
39.363149 N, 94.198955 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Homestead, FL -- U.S. city in Florida

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Homestead, FL -- U.S. city in Florida
Population (2000) :
31909
Housing Units (2000) :
11162
Land area (2000) :
14.283740 sq. miles (36.994714 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.093439 sq. miles (0.242005 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
14.377179 sq. miles (37.236719 sq. km)
FIPS code :
32275
Located within :
Florida (FL), FIPS 12
Location :
25.471190 N, 80.468122 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
33030 33031 33033 33035
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Homestead, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Homestead, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000) :
3569
Housing Units (2000) :
2071
Land area (2000) :
0.568171 sq. miles (1.471555 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.066692 sq. miles (0.172731 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.634863 sq. miles (1.644286 sq. km)
FIPS code :
35424
Located within :
Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location :
40.405069 N, 79.907785 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

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