estate
//ɪˈsteɪt//
Forms
- Plural
- estates
Definitions
1.The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.
- Tom owns an estate in Scotland.
2.The nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land.
- Tom owns an estate in Scotland.
3.An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership.
- Tom owns an estate in Scotland.
4.The landed property owned or controlled by a government or a department of government.
- Tom owns an estate in Scotland.
1.Previously owned; secondhand.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2060
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle English estat, from Anglo-Norman estat and Old French estat (French: état), from Latin status.
Doublet of state and status.