Definitions of homestead:

• noun:   dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land
• noun:   land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law
• noun:   the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
• verb:   settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead
• name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #71895)