homestead
homestead
Definition
home·stead (hōm′sted′)
noun
- ☆ a place where a family makes its home, including the land, house, and outbuildings
- Law such a place occupied by the owner and his family and exempted from seizure or forced sale to meet general debts
- ☆ a tract of public land (160 acres by the Homestead Act of 1862) granted by the U.S. government to a settler to be developed as a farm
intransitive verb
to become a settler on a homestead
transitive verb
to settle on as a homestead
homestead
Synonyms
homestead
n.
homestead
Law Definition
n
Houses, other buildings, and
land comprising a residence.
homestead
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- farmer: Once the abode of nobility it is now the homestead of a farmer.
Converse of object
- mean: The suffix ham in the latter three names may mean homestead from the OE word ham.
- thatch: Unlike Nutbourne which now consists largely of modern houses, Prinsted has retained many of its old thatched homesteads.
- defend: They are essentially a defended homestead with extra enclosures for stock.
- build: Or he would " get a piece of land and build a homestead.
- have: A very large number of samiti members do not have a homestead of their own.
- moat: Neachells Hall was a moated homestead which stood for many years on the Wolverhampton side of the road near its junction with Strawberry Lane.
Adjective modifier
- scattered: A view looking down on the sandy beach and headland at Port St. John with a few scattered homesteads behind the beach area.
- historic: Blaen Cedi farm is an historic homestead on the Gower Peninsula, just nine miles from Swansea in the village of Penclawdd.
- original: The gracious, original homestead is reminiscent of the traditional country architecture of the region.
- traditional: Barossa Valley Nestled on the banks of Jacobs Creek, this traditional stone homestead has been cleverly crafted into a magnificent vineyard retreat.
- old: Close by, a circular mound is believed to be the remains of a 4000 year old homestead.
- small: Cappers Farm, Belchamp St Pauls, small homestead of 14 acres, to be sold under the will of George Bocock.
Modifies a noun
- land: A separate scheme for financing the purchase of homestead land can be thought of.
- moat: A homestead moat northeast of the manor house, called Spinney Moat, may represent the site of the old manor house.
- scene: Mary and Isa would have been involved with the early homestead scene, and this would be a primitive existence for the family.
- garden: Personally my highlight was an immature Gouldian Finch which decided to come into the homestead garden whilst we were saying goodbye.
Noun used with modifier
- family: His family homestead at Camphill is one of the more substantial of the cottages re-located here.
- stone: Barossa Valley Nestled on the banks of Jacobs Creek, this traditional stone homestead has been cleverly crafted into a magnificent vineyard retreat.
- pioneer: A durable pioneer homestead constructed of double-wall plastic to survive years on the backyard frontier.
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