homestead (ˈhəʊmˌstɛd
;-stɪd)
Definitions
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
- Australian New Zealand the owner's or manager's residence on a sheep or cattle station; in New Zealand the term includes all outbuildings
Usage examples
Women, on the other hand, had more piecemeal maps centred on landmarks such as a homestead.
New Scientist (2003)A piercing clap of thunder shook the pots on the table at Rosehill, a delightful homestead built in 1859 overlooking the Mary River.
Courier, Sunday Mail (2005)At this time, the land around the homestead should stretch to the horizon in green new wheat.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)The reason given was that it was the `only safe place in a Chinese homestead " for a `maiden of marriageable age".
, Wise Daughters From Foreign Lands (1989)