estate

es-tate · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    An extensive area of land in the country, usually with a large house, owned by one person, family, or organization.

  2. 2.

    All the money and property owned by a particular person, especially at death.

  3. 3.

    (British) A housing development or industrial area.

  4. 4.

    (Historical) A class or order of society with distinct political rights.

Forms

plural: estates

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    real estate — property consisting of land or buildings
  • •
    estate agent — (British) a person who sells houses and land
  • •
    estate sale — a sale of property from a deceased person's estate
  • •
    the fourth estate — the press; journalism

Related words

See also: assets, inheritance, land, property
Synonyms: assets, holdings, land, property

Etymology

From Old French estat ("state, condition, position"), from Latin status ("state, condition"), from stare ("to stand").