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1estate

noun es·tate \i-ˈstāt\

: all of the things that a person owns

: the things left by someone who has died

: a large piece of land with a large house on it

Full Definition of ESTATE

2
:  social standing or rank especially of a high order
3
:  a social or political class; specifically :  one of the great classes (as the nobility, the clergy, and the commons) formerly vested with distinct political powers
4
a :  the degree, quality, nature, and extent of one's interest in land or other property
b (1) :  possessions, property; especially :  a person's property in land and tenements <a man of small estate>
(2) :  the assets and liabilities left by a person at death
c :  a landed property usually with a large house on it
d British :  project 4
5
British :  station wagon
6
:  farm, plantation; also :  vineyard
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Origin of ESTATE

Middle English estat, from Anglo-French — more at state
First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with ESTATE

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2estate

adjective

Definition of ESTATE

:  previously owned by another and usually of high quality <estate jewelry>

First Known Use of ESTATE

1978
ESTATE Defined for Kids

estate

noun es·tate \i-ˈstāt\

Definition of ESTATE for Kids

1
:  the property of all kinds that a person leaves at death
2
:  a mansion on a large piece of land
3
:  1state 1 <… he was hardly grateful that he had been spared, remembering how lonely was his estate … — Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer>
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