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estate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • ĭ-stāt (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɪˈsteɪt/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English estat, from Anglo-Norman estat and Old French estat (French: état), from Latin status. Doublet of state and status.

Meanings

  1. (euphemistic, not-comparable) Previously owned; secondhand.
    • an estate diamond; estate jewelry

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estate en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • ĭ-stāt (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɪˈsteɪt/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English estat, from Anglo-Norman estat and Old French estat (French: état), from Latin status. Doublet of state and status.

Meanings

  1. The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.
  2. (archaic) state; condition.
    • To remove therfore if it be possible, this great and sad oppression which through the strictnes of a literall interpreting hath invaded and disturb’d the dearest and most peaceable estate of houshold society, to the over-burdening, if not the over-whelming of many Christians better worth then to be so deserted of the Churches considerate care, this position shall be laid down; first proving, then answering what may be objected either from Scripture or light of reason. 1643, John Milton, Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce:
    • But when I came to mans eſtate, With hey ho, [the winde and the raine], Gainſt Knaues and Theeues men ſhut their gate. c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], page 275:
  3. (archaic) Status, rank.
    • God hath imprinted his authority in several parts, upon several estates of men. 1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Francis Ashe […], →OCLC:
  4. (archaic) The condition of one's fortunes; prosperity, possessions.
    • Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Romans 12:16:
  5. (obsolete) A "person of estate"; a nobleman or noblewoman.
    • And anone came oute of a chamber to hym the fayrest lady that euer he sawe & more rycher bysene than euer he sawe Quene Gueneuer or ony other estat Lo sayd they syre Bors here is the lady vnto whome we owe alle oure seruyse / and I trowe she be the rychest lady and the fayrest of alle the world 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “xj”, in Le Morte Darthur, book XVI:
    • Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Mark 6:21:
  6. (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).
    • I am afraid that some of the nobles who are campaigning for it simply want to use the Estates to cut down the King's power and increase their own. 1992, Hilary Mantel, A Place of Greater Safety, Harper Perennial, published 2007, page 115:
    • The three estates of feudal lords, clergy and royal officers met in separate chambers, and exercised an advisory role. 2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin, published 2012, page 202:
  7. The nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land.
  8. An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership.
    • It has been a long time since new follies were springing up across the great estates of Britain. But the owners of Doddington Hall, in Lincolnshire, have brought the folly into the 21st century, by building a 30ft pyramid in the grounds of the Elizabethan manor. 2014 September 7, “Doddington's garden pyramid is a folly good show: The owners of a Lincolnshire stately home have brought the folly into the 21st century, by building a 30ft pyramid [print edition: Great pyramid of Lincolnshire, 6 September 2014, p. G2]”, in The Daily Telegraph, London:
  9. The landed property owned or controlled by a government or a department of government.
  10. (UK, derogatory, sometimes) A housing estate.
    • Professor Loretta Lees from King's College London's geography department says, "The word 'estate' has become synonymous with the term 'ghetto'. It's become a dirty word. Back in the '20s and '30s it didn't carry the same stigma." 2012 October 19, Josephine McDermott, “London's new housing loses the 'dirty word'”, in BBC News:
  11. (UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of estate car (“station wagon”).
    alt of estate car
  12. (obsolete) The state; the general body politic; the common-wealth; the general interest; state affairs.
    • I call matter of estate not only the parts of sovereignty, but whatsoever[…]concerneth manifestly any great portion of people. 1612, Francis Bacon, Of Judicature:
  13. An organization's collective information technology resources.
    • This time, however, it only includes the static parameters that you expect to be consistent across your estate. 2015, Peter Carter, Pro SQL Server Administration, page 82:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
estates Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

estate for life · servient estate · estate tax · trading estate · estate contract · Len Waters Estate · real-estate · sink estate · Morts Estate · real estate tax · Stirling Estate · Indian Lake Estates · Jamaica Estates · Patrick Estate · industrial estate · housing estate · fifth estate · life estate pur autre vie · estate duty · Railway Estate · estate-bottled · life estate · chair of estate · third estate · Walter Lever Estate · freehold estate · estate planner · estatesman · leasehold estate · coestate · legal estate · Karratha Industrial Estate · estate planning · estate agent · concurrent estate · separate estate · first estate · Adams Estate · estate agency · real estate owned · overspill estate · residuary estate · real estate · personal estate · estate sale · fourth estate · estate in land · second estate · Pottery Estate · Innisfail Estate · council estate · Oaks Estate

Synonyms

station wagon · wagon · station sedan · estate car (estate car)

Translations (128)

ca propietat ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · ru уса́дьба ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · pt estado (state, condition) · cmn 地产 ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · ca propietat (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · hi सम्पत्ति ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · es heredad (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · bg наследство (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · fi varat ja velat (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · hi संपदा ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · fi johtaja (person of estate) · pt haveres (one's possessions) · uk має́ток ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · pt bens (one's possessions) · lv īpašums (law: nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land) · sh stalež (historical: major social class or order of persons) · lv muiža ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · ca estament (historical: major social class or order of persons) · izh moiso ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · pt propriedade ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · cmn 财产 (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · fr proprieté (law: nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land) · bar Guad ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · uk майно́ (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · gl inmoble (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · uk стан (historical: major social class or order of persons) · no dødsbo (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · hi संपत्ति (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · th กองมรดก (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · fr propriété ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · bg имение ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · fi jäämistö (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · tr emlâk ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · gd oighreachd ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · es inmueble (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · da stand (historical: major social class or order of persons) · sh imovina (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · es estado (state, condition) · de Gut ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · mk заоставштина (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · sv dödsbo (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · ar تَرِكَة (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · fi valtion maa (landed property owned or controlled by a government or a department of government) · bg владение (law: nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land) · fr biens (law: nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land) · ru име́ние (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · nl bezit (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · sv äga ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · bg съсловие (historical: major social class or order of persons) · fi tila ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · gl propiedade (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · es hacienda (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · ota مال (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · it tenuta ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · pt propriedade (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · ja 遺産 (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · mk посед ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · fi johtomies (person of estate) · de Landgut ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · gd fearann na h-oighreachd ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · sv egendom ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · it proprietà ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · fr patrimoine (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · ar مُمْتَلَكَات (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · grc οὐσία (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · es finca ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · fi olot (state, condition) · fr ordre (historical: major social class or order of persons) · be сядзіба ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · ga seilbh ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · izh kartano ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · hi संपदा (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · ar تركة (law: nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land) · mk имот ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · la manerium ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · ar عَقَار (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · eo bieno ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · fi mahtimies (person of estate) · pt bens (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · es heredad ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · es hacienda ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · es estamento (historical: major social class or order of persons) · de Stand (historical: major social class or order of persons) · lt sodyba ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · es propiedad (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · ang staþolǣht (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · es bien (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · es bienes (one's possessions) · sv stånd (historical: major social class or order of persons) · sh imetak (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · ru сосло́вие (historical: major social class or order of persons) · it beni (law: nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land) · mk сталеж (historical: major social class or order of persons) · sh vlasništvo (law: nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land) · fr domaine ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · gd oighreachd (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · fi sääty (historical: major social class or order of persons) · es funcionario[a] (person of estate) · nl landgoed ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · lv kārta (historical: major social class or order of persons) · it possedimento ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · fi varallisuus (one's possessions) · es estatus (status, rank) · pt classe (historical: major social class or order of persons) · et pärand (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · ca béns (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · cs majetek ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · nl standadel (historical: major social class or order of persons) · fi tontti ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · egy DA-t*t:qn ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · gl ben (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · fi kartano ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · de Anwesen (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · sh imanje ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · it asse ereditario (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · nl eigendom (law: nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land) · izh hovi ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · hy կալվածք ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · cs pozemek ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · sv sterbhus (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · nl bezit (law: nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land) · mk имот (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · fi sääty (status, rank) · sh posjed ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · hy դաստակերտ ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · izh moisio ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) · bg имот (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person) · uk спа́дщина (property and liabilities, especially of a deceased person)

wikipedia: estate · wikidata: Q188886

estate en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • ĭ-stāt (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɪˈsteɪt/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English estat, from Anglo-Norman estat and Old French estat (French: état), from Latin status. Doublet of state and status.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To give an estate to.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To bestow upon.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
estating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
estated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
estated Tense=Past lexicographic
estates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

reestate

wikipedia: estate