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<cs><col>Homestead law</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A law conferring special privileges or exemptions upon owners of homesteads; esp., a law exempting a homestead from attachment or sale under execution for general debts. Such laws, with limitations as to the extent or value of the property, exist in most of the States. Called also <altname>homestead exemption law</altname>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Also, a designation of an Act of Congress authorizing and regulating the sale of public lands, in parcels of 160 acres each, to actual settlers. <mark>[U.S.]</mark></cd></cs>

<h1>Homesteader</h1> <Xpage=701>

<hw>Home"stead*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who has entered upon a portion of the public land with the purpose of acquiring ownership of it under provisions of the homestead law, so called; one who has acquired a homestead in this manner.</def> <mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark>

<h1>Homeward</h1> <Xpage=701>

<hw>Home"ward</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Being in the direction of home; <as>as, the <ex>homeward</ex> way</as>.</def>

<h1>Homeward, Homewards</h1> <Xpage=701>

<hw><hw>Home"ward</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Home"wards</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>h\'bemweard</ets>.]</ety> <def>Toward home; in the direction of one's house, town, or country.</def>

<cs><col>Homeward bound</col>, <cd>bound for home; going homeward; <as>as, the <ex>homeward bound<ex> fleet</as>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Homicidal</h1> <Xpage=701>

<hw>Hom"i*ci`dal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to homicide; tending to homicide; murderous.</def>

<h1>Homicide</h1> <Xpage=701>

<hw>Hom"i*cide</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>homicidium</ets>, fr. <ets>homicida</ets> a man slayer; <ets>homo</ets> man + <ets>caedere</ets> to cut, kill. See <er>Homage</er>, and cf. <er>Concise</er>, <er>Shed</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The killing of one human being by another.</def>

<note>&hand; <i>Homicide</i> is of three kinds: <i>justifiable</i>, as when the killing is performed in the exercise of a right or performance of a duty; <i>excusable</i>, as when done, although not as duty or right, yet without culpable or criminal intent; and <i>felonious</i>, or involving what the law terms malice; the latter may be either manslaughter or murder. <i>Bouvier</i>.</note>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>One who kills another; a manslayer.</def>

<i>Chaucer. Shak.</i>

<h1>Homiform</h1> <Xpage=701>

<hw>Hom"i*form</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>homo</ets> man + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>In human form.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Cudworth.</i>

<h1>Homilete</h1> <Xpage=701>

<hw>Hom"i*lete</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A homilist.</def>

<h1>Homiletic, Homiletical</h1> <Xpage=701>

<hw><hw>Hom`i*let"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Hom`i*let"ic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>homil\'82tique</ets>. See <er>Homily</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Of or pertaining to familiar intercourse; social; affable; conversable; companionable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>His virtues active, chiefly, and <b>homiletical</b>, not those lazy, sullen ones of the cloister. <i>Atterbury.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Of or pertaining to homiletics; hortatory.</def>

<h1>Homiletics</h1> <Xpage=701>

<hw>Hom`i*let"ics</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>homil\'82tique</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art of preaching; that branch of theology which treats of homilies or sermons, and the best method of preparing and delivering them.</def>

<h1>Homilist</h1> <Xpage=701>

<hw>Hom"i*list</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who prepares homilies; one who preaches to a congregation.</def>