homestead        
 noun [ C ] uk/ˈhəʊm.sted/ us/ˈhoʊm.sted/
 mainly US农场,农庄(包括房屋及其周围田地) 
a house and the surrounding area of land, usually used as a farm
  US(旧时政府资助的)农田 
in the past, land given by the government for farming
 homestead      
verb [ I or T ] US uk/ˈhəʊm.sted/ us/ˈhoʊm.sted/
 (旧时)经营农庄
in the past, to build a house and grow crops on land given by the government