homestead

名词 homestead:

1. the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
2. land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law
3. dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land

动词 homestead:

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

1. A homestead cannot be the subject of a sale by court order to satisfy creditor.
   宅地不能成为法院命令的满足债权人所要求的销售对象。
2. We must reestablish our homestead.
   我们必须重建我们的家园。
3. There are many old homesteads in New England.
   在新英格兰有许多古老的家宅。

home.stead

n.（名词）
A house, especially a farmhouse, with adjoining buildings and land.
家宅：一座房子，尤其是农场住房以及相连的建筑和土地
Law Property designated by a householder as the householder`s home and protected by law from forced sale to meet debts.
【法律】 宅地：由房产主指定作为其住房并受法律保护免于强制出售抵偿债务的财产
Land claimed by a settler or squatter, especially under the Homestead Act.
公地：尤指根据宅地法，被定居者或占据者据为己有的土地
The place where one`s home is.
家园：某人住房所在地
v.（动词）
home.stead.ed,home.stead.ing,home.steads
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To settle and farm land, especially under the Homestead Act.
根据宅地法，定居或耕种土地
v.tr.（及物动词）
To claim and settle (land) as a homestead.
主张对土地的权利并定居于此作为宅基

【引伸】
home.stead.er
n.（名词）