homestead
noun /ˈhəʊmsted/
/ˈhəʊmsted/
- a house with the land and buildings around it, especially a farm
（包括周围土地和附属房屋的）家宅；（尤指）农庄 - What began as a small family homestead is now a 5 000-acre ranch.
起初的家庭小农庄现在已发展成5 000英亩的大牧场。
- What began as a small family homestead is now a 5 000-acre ranch.
- (in the US in the past) a piece of land given to somebody by the government on condition that they lived on it and grew crops on it
宅地（美国旧时由国家分给个人居住并开垦的土地）
词源Old English hāmstede ‘a settlement’ (see home, stead).