Definition of "estate"
- noun
The state; the general body politic; the common-wealth; the general interest; state affairs.
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).
A housing estate.
The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.
An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership.
The nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land.
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).
A 'person of estate'; a nobleman or noblewoman.
The condition of one's fortunes; prosperity, possessions.
Status, rank.
State; condition.
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