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homestead
The home-stall, home-place. The dwelling-house, at which the family resides, with the usual and customary appurtenances, inclusing outbuildings of every kind necessary and convenient for family use, and lands used for the purposes thereof. Whence homesteader.
Source : William C. Anderson, A Dictionary of Law (1893)
Language : English