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estate.

The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɪˈsteɪt/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.

  2. state; condition.

    archaic
  3. Status, rank.

    archaic
  4. The condition of one's fortunes; prosperity, possessions.

    archaic
  5. A "person of estate"; a nobleman or noblewoman.

    obsolete
  6. 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).

    historical
  7. The nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land.

  8. An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership.

  9. The landed property owned or controlled by a government or a department of government.

  10. A housing estate.

    UK · derogatory · sometimes
  11. Ellipsis of estate car (“station wagon”).

    UK · abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
  12. The state; the general body politic; the common-wealth; the general interest; state affairs.

    obsolete
  13. 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.

adj/ɪˈsteɪt/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. Previously owned; secondhand.

    euphemistic · not-comparable
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.

verb/ɪˈsteɪt/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. To give an estate to.

    obsolete · transitive
  2. To bestow upon.

    obsolete · transitive
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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