homesteads

noun

dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land

land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law

the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family

verb

settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead

Roots

stedestead- · Old English · place

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Where does homesteads come from?

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