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The definition of an estate is a property, generally a large one, or ones personal property.
(noun)- An example of an estate is a mansion.
- An example of an estate is ones home and money.
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See estate in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- state or condition: to restore the theater to its former estate
- a condition or stage of life: to come to man's estate
- status or rank
- Historical esp. in feudal times, any of the three social classes having specific political powers: the first estate was the Lords Spiritual (clergy), the second estate the Lords Temporal (nobility), and the third estate the Commons (bourgeoisie)
- property; possessions; capital; fortune
- the assets and liabilities of a dead or bankrupt person
- landed property; individually owned piece of land containing a residence, esp. one that is large and maintained by great wealth
- Brit. development (sense )
- Archaic display of wealth; pomp
- Law
- the degree, nature, extent, and quality of interest or ownership that one has in land or other property
- all the property, real or personal, owned by one
Origin: ME & OFr estat, state
See estate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A landed property, usually of considerable size.
- The whole of one's possessions, especially all the property and debts left by one at death.
- Law The nature and extent of an owner's rights with respect to land or other property.
- Chiefly British A housing development.
- The situation or circumstances of one's life: A child's estate gives way to the adult's estate.
- Social position or rank, especially of high order.
- A major social class, such as the clergy, the nobility, or the commons, formerly possessing distinct political rights.
- Archaic Display of wealth or power; pomp.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English estat, condition
Origin: , from Old French; see State
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