estate
/ɪˈsteɪt/
The nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land; The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person; state; condition
- plural
- estates
Meanings
- 1
The nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land
She is an estate agent.
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Mary is a real estate agent.
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- 2
The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person
- 3
state; condition
- 4
The condition of one's fortunes; prosperity, possessions
- 5
An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership
- 6
A housing estate
- 7
Status, rankrare
- 8
A "person of estate"; a nobleman or noblewomanrare
- 9
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)rare
- 10
The landed property owned or controlled by a government or a department of governmentrare