Definitions for Estateɪˈsteɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
es•tate*ɪˈsteɪt(n.)
a piece of landed property, esp. one of large extent with an elaborate house on it.
Law. property or possessions. the amount, degree, or nature of a person's interest in land or other property. the property of a deceased person, a bankrupt, etc., viewed as an aggregate.
Category: Law
Brit. a housing development.
Category: British
a period or condition of life.
condition or circumstances with reference to worldly prosperity, estimation, etc.; social status or rank.
a major political or social group or class, esp. one once having specific political powers, as the clergy, nobles, and commons in France or the Lords Spiritual, Lords Temporal, and commons in England.
Category: Western History
Obs. high social status or rank.
* Syn: See property.
Origin of estate:
1175–1225; ME estat < OF < L status; status
Princeton's WordNet
estate(noun)
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
estate, land, landed estate, acres, demesne(noun)
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
"the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
estate of the realm, estate, the three estates(noun)
a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
estate(noun)ɪˈsteɪt
a large house on a large piece of land
the Duke's rural estate
estateɪˈsteɪt
a housing development
***They're building a youth centre on the estate.
Wiktionary
estate(Noun)
state; condition
estate(Noun)
status, rank
estate(Noun)
The condition of one's fortunes; prosperity, possessions
estate(Noun)
A "person of estate"; a nobleman or noblewoman
estate(Noun)
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 (w:Estates of the realm)
estate(Noun)
The nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land
estate(Noun)
An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership
estate(Noun)
The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person
estate(Noun)
A housing estate
estate(Noun)
A station wagon; a car with a tailgate (or liftgate) and storage space to the rear of the seating which is coterminous with the passenger compartment (and often extensible into that compartment via folding or removable seating)
Origin: From astat, from estat (French: état).
Webster Dictionary
Estate(noun)
settled condition or form of existence; state; condition or circumstances of life or of any person; situation
Estate(noun)
social standing or rank; quality; dignity
Estate(noun)
a person of high rank
Estate(noun)
a property which a person possesses; a fortune; possessions, esp. property in land; also, property of all kinds which a person leaves to be divided at his death
Estate(noun)
the state; the general body politic; the common-wealth; the general interest; state affairs
Estate(noun)
the great classes or orders of a community or state (as the clergy, the nobility, and the commonalty of England) or their representatives who administer the government; as, the estates of the realm (England), which are (1) the lords spiritual, (2) the lords temporal, (3) the commons
Estate(noun)
the degree, quality, nature, and extent of one's interest in, or ownership of, lands, tenements, etc.; as, an estate for life, for years, at will, etc
Estate(verb)
to establish
Estate(verb)
tom settle as a fortune
Estate(verb)
to endow with an estate
Translations for Estate
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
estate(noun)
a large piece of land owned by one person or a group of people etc
They have an estate in Ireland.
- landgoedAfrikaans

- عَقار، قِطْعَة أرْضArabic

- имениеBulgarian

- propriedadePortuguese (BR)

- pozemky, nemovitý majetekCzech

- der GrundbesitzGerman

- gods; landsted; ejendomDanish

- κτηματική περιουσίαGreek

- fincaSpanish

- maaomandEstonian

- ملکFarsi

- tilaFinnish

- propriétéFrench

- אֲחוּזָהHebrew

- रियासतHindi

- posjed, imanjeCroatian

- (föld)birtokHungarian

- tanah milikIndonesian

- landareignIcelandic

- proprietàItalian

- 地所Japanese

- (특히 저택이 있는 광대한) 부지, 사유지Korean

- žemės valda, dvarasLithuanian

- muiža (ar zemi)Latvian

- ladangMalay

- landgoedDutch

- gods, plantasjeNorwegian

- posiadłośćPolish

- ملکPersian

- .رتبه، حال، شته، جايداد، دولت، ملكيت په تېره دمځكى: طبقهPashto

- propriedadePortuguese

- proprietateRomanian

- поместьеRussian

- pozemkySlovak

- posestvoSlovenian

- imanjeSerbian

- lantegendom, gods,ägorSwedish

- ที่ดินThai

- arazi, mülkTurkish

- 莊園Chinese (Trad.)

- маєтокUkrainian

- جائیداد جو بڑے قطعئہ اراضي اور عموما ایک بڑے مکان پر مشتمل ہوUrdu

- điền trangVietnamese

- 庄园Chinese (Simp.)

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