estate
[ ih-steyt ]
/ ɪˈsteɪt /
noun
verb (used with object), es·tat·ed, es·tat·ing.
Obsolete.
to establish in or as in an estate.
Origin of estate
synonym study for estate
1. See
property.
Words nearby estate
estaing, d',
estamin,
estaminet,
estampie,
estancia,
estate,
estate agent,
estate car,
estate duty,
estate tax,
estate-bottling
Example sentences from the Web for estate
British Dictionary definitions for estate
estate
/ (ɪˈsteɪt) /
noun
a large piece of landed property, esp in the country
mainly British
a large area of property development, esp of new houses or (trading estate) of factories
property law
- property or possessions
- the nature of interest that a person has in land or other property, esp in relation to the right of others
- the total extent of the real and personal property of a deceased person or bankrupt
Also called: estate of the realm
an order or class of persons in a political community, regarded collectively as a part of the body politic: usually regarded as being the lords temporal (peers), lords spiritual, and commons
See also States General, fourth estate
state, period, or position in life, esp with regard to wealth or social standing
youth's estate; a poor man's estate
Word Origin for estate
C13: from Old French
estat, from Latin
status condition,
state