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estate

  • noun
  • ĭ-stāt

The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.

Other meanings

  1. 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).

  2. The nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land.

Synonyms

  • station sedan
  • station wagon
  • wagon

Related words

  • coestate
  • estatesman
  • life estate pur autre vie
  • personal estate
  • real estate owned
  • real estate tax
  • real-estate
  • second estate
  • separate estate
  • Adams Estate
  • chair of estate
  • concurrent estate

Word history

From Latin "status".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “estate” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.