estate

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Synonyms: state, gestate, restate, enstate, testate, estuate, astate, estat

Antonyms: state, gestate, restate, enstate, testate, estuate, astate, estat

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Noun

1. The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|now|_|rare|archaic}} [[state]]; [[condition]]. {{defdate|from 13th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|archaic}} [[status|Status]], [[rank]]. {{defdate|from 13th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|archaic}} The condition of one's [[fortune]]s; [[prosperity]], [[possession]]s. {{defdate|from 14th c.}}
5. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A "person of estate"; a [[nobleman]] or [[noblewoman]]. {{defdate|14th|17th c.}}
6. {{lb|en|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 ({{w|Estates of the realm}}). {{defdate|from 14th c.}}
7. {{lb|en|legal}} The nature and extent of a person's [[interest]] in, or [[ownership]] of, land. {{defdate|from 15th c.}}
8. An (especially extensive) area of [[land]], under a single ownership. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}
9. The landed property owned or controlled by a government or a department of government.
10. {{lb|en|UK|sometimes|_|pejorative}} A [[housing estate]]. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
11. {{senseid|en|Q188886}} {{lb|en|UK|automotive}} {{ellipsis of|en|estate car<id:Q188886><gloss:station wagon>}}.&nbsp;{{defdate|from 20th c.}}
12. {{lb|en|obsolete}} The state; the general body politic; the common-wealth; the general interest; state affairs.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|jewelry|euphemism}} Previously owned; [[secondhand]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|obsolete|transitive}} To give an estate to.
2. {{lb|en|obsolete|transitive}} To bestow upon.

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