Homestead

Noun

1. a house together with surrounding land and buildings, especially on a farm
2. the place that is one's home
3. (South Africa) A cluster of several houses occupied by an extended family
4. The home or seat of a family; place of origin.
• W. TookeWe can trace them back to a homestead on the Rivers Volga and Ural.

Full definition of homestead

Verb

1. To acquire or settle on land as a homestead.