HOMESTEAD
\hˈə͡ʊmstɛd], \hˈəʊmstɛd], \h_ˈəʊ_m_s_t_ɛ_d]\
Definitions of HOMESTEAD
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Legal Glossary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead
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dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land
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land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law
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the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
By Princeton University
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settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead
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dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land
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land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law
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the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The home place; a home and the inclosure or ground immediately connected with it.
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The home or seat of a family; place of origin.
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The home and appurtenant land and buildings owned by the head of a family, and occupied by him and his family.
By Oddity Software
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The home place; a home and the inclosure or ground immediately connected with it.
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The home or seat of a family; place of origin.
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The home and appurtenant land and buildings owned by the head of a family, and occupied by him and his family.
By Noah Webster.
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The house in which a family lives, plus any adjoining land and other buildings on that land. Real estate which is not subject to the claims of creditors as long as it is occupied as a home by the head of the household. After the head of the family dies, homestead laws often allow the surviving spouse or minor children to live on the property for as long as they choose. Land acquired out of the public lands of the United States. The term "homesteaders" refers to people who got their land by settling it and making it productive, rather than purchasing it outright.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
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