homestead

home·stead  (hmstd)

n.

1. A house, especially a farmhouse, with adjoining buildings and land.

2. Law Property designated by a householder as the householder's home and protected by law from forced sale to meet debts.

3. Land claimed by a settler or squatter, especially under the Homestead Act.

4. The place where one's home is.

v. home·stead·ed, home·stead·ing, home·steads

v.intr.

To settle and farm land, especially under the Homestead Act.

v.tr.

To claim and settle (land) as a homestead.

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homesteader n.

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homestead [ˈhəʊmˌstɛd -stɪd]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a house or estate and the adjoining land, buildings, etc., esp a farm

2. (Law) (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

3. (Law) (in western Canada) a piece of land, usually 160 acres, granted to a settler by the federal government

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Austral and NZ the owner's or manager's residence on a sheep or cattle station; in New Zealand the term includes all outbuildings

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	homestead - the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family land - the land on which real estate is located; "he built the house on land leased from the city"
	2.	homestead - land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law acres, demesne, landed estate, estate, land - extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
	3.	homestead - dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home, abode, domicile - housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
Verb	1.	homestead - settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead settle - form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"

Translations

homestead [ˈhəʊmsted] N (esp US) → casa f, caserío m; (= farm) → granja f

homestead [ˈhəʊmstɛd] n (= house) → propriété f (= farm) → ferme f
home straight home stretch n

[race] → dernière ligne f droite
to be in the home straight → être dans la dernière ligne droite

(fig) → dernière ligne f droite
to be in the home straight → être dans la dernière ligne droite
home team n (SPORT) → équipe f qui reçoit
home town n
my home town (place of birth) → ma ville natale; (where I grew up) → la ville où j'ai grandi; (where I now live) → la ville où je réside
home truth n
to tell sb some home truths → dire ses quatre vérités à qn
I'll tell him a few home truths → Je vais lui dire ses quatre vérités.
home video n → vidéo f amateur
home visit n (by doctor) → visite f à domicile

homestead [ˈhəʊmˌstɛd] n → casa colonica

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homestead [ˈhəʊmˌstɛd] n → casa colonica