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noun someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
originEtymology tree English homestead Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English homesteader From homestead + -er.
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