First Known Use: 13th century
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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
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: 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
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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
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British : station wagon
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: farm, plantation; also : vineyard
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Origin of ESTATE
Middle English estat, from Anglo-French — more at state
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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
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: the property of all kinds that a person leaves at death
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: a mansion on a large piece of land
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: 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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