Definitions

1. noun

a house or building and the surrounding land or estate, especially one owned and occupied by a family

“The family had lived on their homestead for over a century.”

2. noun

a place or estate where a person, especially a pioneer, settles and lives on their own land

“Many settlers established their homesteads in the new frontier.”

3. verb

to establish or settle on a homestead, especially as a pioneer

“They homesteaded in the remote wilderness area.”