homesteading

English

Noun

homesteading (uncountable)

  1. (political philosophy, chiefly libertarianism) The act of appropriation of an unowned, scarce means, thereby gaining ownership of it; initial possession.
  2. A lifestyle of self-sufficiency.

Derived terms

Verb

homesteading

  1. present participle and gerund of homestead

See also

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