homestead vs demesne

demesne vs homestead

homestead and demesne both are nouns.

homestead is a verb but demesne is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
homestead	Yes	No	Yes	No
demesne	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, demesne is a hypernym of homestead; that is, demesne is a word with a broader meaning than homestead:

homestead: land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law
demesne: extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use

Other hypernyms of homestead include acres, estate, land, landed estate.

homestead (noun)	demesne (noun)
dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land	territory over which rule or control is exercised
the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family	extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law

homestead (verb)	demesne (verb)
settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead

Difference between homestead and demesne

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