homestead
noun /ˈhəʊmsted/
/ˈhəʊmsted/
- a house with the land and buildings around it, especially a farm
- What began as a small family homestead is now a 5 000-acre ranch.
- (in the US in the past) a piece of land given to somebody by the government on condition that they lived on it and grew crops on it
Word OriginOld English hāmstede ‘a settlement’ (see home, stead).