noun. ['ˈhoʊmˌstɛd'] the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family.
noun. ['ˈhoʊmˌstɛd'] dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land.
noun. ['ˈhoʊmˌstɛd'] land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law.