estate.
The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.
Meaning & usage
The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.
state; condition.
Status, rank.
The condition of one's fortunes; prosperity, possessions.
A "person of estate"; a nobleman or noblewoman.
A major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights (Estates of the realm).
The nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land.
An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership.
The landed property owned or controlled by a government or a department of government.
A housing estate.
Ellipsis of estate car (“station wagon”).
The state; the general body politic; the common-wealth; the general interest; state affairs.
An organization's collective information technology resources.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English estat, from Anglo-Norman estat and Old French estat (French: état), from Latin status. Doublet of state and status.
Previously owned; secondhand.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English estat, from Anglo-Norman estat and Old French estat (French: état), from Latin status. Doublet of state and status.
To give an estate to.
To bestow upon.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English estat, from Anglo-Norman estat and Old French estat (French: état), from Latin status. Doublet of state and status.
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