Associations to the word «Estate»

Wiktionary

ESTATE, noun. (now rare) (archaic) State; condition. [from 13thc.]
ESTATE, noun. (archaic) Status, rank. [from 13thc.]
ESTATE, noun. (archaic) The condition of one's fortunes; prosperity, possessions. [from 14thc.]
ESTATE, noun. (obsolete) A "person of estate"; a nobleman or noblewoman. [14th-17thc.]
ESTATE, noun. (historical) 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 (Estates of the realm). [from 14thc.]
ESTATE, noun. (legal) The nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land. [from 15thc.]
ESTATE, noun. An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership. [from 18thc.]
ESTATE, noun. The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person. [from 19thc.]
ESTATE, noun. (UK) A housing estate. [from 20thc.]
ESTATE, noun. (UK) (automotive) 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). [from 20thc.]
ESTATE, noun. (obsolete) The state; the general body politic; the common-wealth; the general interest; state affairs.
ESTATE AGENT, noun. (British) A person or company who acts in the sale, lease or maintenance of land, property, real estate etc for another.
ESTATE AGENT, noun. (archaic) A land bailiff.
ESTATE CAR, noun. Station wagon
ESTATE CARS, noun. Plural of estate car
ESTATE FOR LIFE, noun. (legal) A life estate.
ESTATE IN LAND, noun. (legal) An ownership interest in a physical area of land with a set geographic location; real estate; real property.
ESTATE SALE, noun. The sale of a person's possessions after their death, normally formalised by the executor of the estate.
ESTATE TAX, noun. A tax based on the value of the property of a deceased person, and charged on the personal representatives of the deceased.
ESTATE TAXES, noun. Plural of estate tax

Dictionary definition

ESTATE, noun. Everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities.
ESTATE, 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, 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.

Wise words

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