homestead的词源

英文词源

homestead (n.)

Old English hamstede "home, town, village," from home (n.) + stead (q.v.). In U.S. usage, "a lot of land adequate for the maintenance of a family" (1690s), defined by the Homestead Act of 1862 as 160 acres. Hence, the verb, first recorded 1872. Homesteader also is from 1872.

中文词源

homestead：家园，农庄

home,家，stead,农庄。

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