Sentence:  A Yard she had with Pales enclos'd about, / Some high, some low, and a dry Ditch without. / Within this <WSD>Homestead</WSD>, liv'd without a Peer, / For crowing loud, the noble Chanticleer: 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A house together with surrounding land and buildings, especially on a farm; the property comprising these.