estate
8 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
estates
plural
estates
Britannica Dictionary definition of ESTATE
1
[count]
a
:
all of the things that a person owns
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His estate is worth millions of dollars.
b
:
the things left by someone who has died
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He inherited the estate from his parents.
2
[count]
:
a large piece of land with a large house on it
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see also real estate
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a country estate
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the grounds of the estate
3
[count]
British
:
a group of buildings that were built for a particular purpose (such as housing or industry) on an area of land
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see also industrial estate
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a council estate [=buildings built by a local government council]
4
5
[noncount]
formal
:
a particular state or condition
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the estate [=state] of matrimony
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see also fourth estate
