homestead
//ˈhoʊm.stɛd//
Noun
homesteadSingular
homesteadsPlural
1
A house with its surrounding land and outbuildings, especially a farmhouse.
They inherited an old homestead with a barn and several acres of farmland.
2
A piece of land granted by the government for farming or settlement, particularly under the Homestead Act in the United States.
My great-grandfather claimed a homestead in Kansas under the Homestead Act.
Verb
homesteadInfinitive
homesteadPresent tense
homesteadedPast tense
homesteadedPast participle
homesteadingPresent participle
homesteadsThird-person singular
1
To settle and farm on land, especially land granted by the government.
My great-grandparents homesteaded in the Midwest in the 1880s.