Bible Dictionaries
Homestead

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The home place; a home and the inclosure or ground immediately connected with it.

(2):

(n.) The home or seat of a family; place of origin.

(3):

(n.) The home and appurtenant land and buildings owned by the head of a family, and occupied by him and his family.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Homestead'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/homestead.html. 1828.