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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024home•stead /ˈhoʊmstɛd, -stɪd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Government, Lawa dwelling with its land and buildings occupied by the owner as a home.
- Governmentan area of land given by the government to someone who promises to farm it for a period of time.
v. - Governmentto acquire or settle on (land) as a homestead: [~ + object]They homesteaded the land.[no object]They homesteaded for a year.
home•stead•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024home•stead (hōm′sted, -stid),USA pronunciation n. - Government, Lawa 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.
- Governmentany dwelling with its land and buildings where a family makes its home.
- Governmenta tract of land acquired under the Homestead Act.
- Governmenta house in an urban area acquired under a homesteading program.
v.t. - Governmentto acquire or settle on (land) as a homestead:Pioneers homesteaded the valley.
v.i. - Governmentto acquire or settle on a homestead:They homesteaded many years ago.
- Old English hāmstede (not found in Middle English). See home, stead bef. 1000
- Place Namesa town in S Florida. 20,668.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: homestead /ˈhəʊmˌstɛd -stɪd/ n - 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
- Austral NZ the owner's or manager's residence on a sheep or cattle station; in New Zealand the term includes all outbuildings
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