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homestead

DEFINITIONS OF: homestead

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n the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family

Type of:
land
the land on which real estate is located

n dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land

Type of:
abode, domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home
housing that someone is living in

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

Type of:
acres, demesne, estate, land, landed estate
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use

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

Type of:
settle
form a community
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