Antonyms for homestead

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : hohm-sted, -stid

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhoʊm stɛd, -stɪd

Definition of homestead

Origin : Old English hamstede "home, town, village," from home (n.) + stead (q.v.). In U.S. usage, "a lot of land adequate for the maintenance of a family" (1690s), defined by the Homestead Act of 1862 as 160 acres. Hence, the verb, first recorded 1872. Homesteader also is from 1872.

As in plantation : noun large farm
As in ranch : noun farm
As in soil : noun land where one lives
As in habitat : noun residence
As in abode : noun building or place where one resides
As in farm : noun land for agriculture or animal breeding
As in habitat/habitation : noun place where someone resides
As in home : noun place where a human lives
As in home : noun birthplace, environment
As in house : noun human habitat
As in farm : verb produce crops, raise animals

Example sentences :

At this moment of doubt, Sim walked into the courtyard of the homestead.
Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine

The apartment had hardly the appearance of a room in a Cumbrian homestead.
Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine

It was a farm, let there be no mistake, and not merely a homestead.
Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum

A homestead not exceeding $1,000 in value may be reserved for the widow.
Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various

A homestead to the value of $1,000 is exempted to "the head of the family."
Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various

The law provides that a homestead to the value of $1,000 shall inure to the widow.
Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various

The homestead, to the value of $2,000, is exempted for the wife.
Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various

A homestead to the value of $1,500 is exempted for the survivor and minor children.
Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various

If settlers should come in and homestead it, he would have to quit the cattle business.
Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet

But Massachusetts did not follow this suggestion of a homestead policy.
Extract from : « The Frontier in American History » by Frederick Jackson Turner

Synonyms for homestead

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