| 单词 | country estate |
| 释义 | > as lemmascountry estate country estate n. a property in the countryside, typically with surrounding grounds and cultivated land to which one or more tenant farms are attached. Originally largely devoted to agriculture, but later used principally for recreation. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > possessions > [noun] > real or immovable property > land > a landed property or estate homeOE landsc1000 estrec1275 manorc1300 stead1338 room?a1513 soil1575 demesne1584 proprietary1608 land-gooda1626 country estate1692 property1719 quinta1754 estate1772 hacienda1772 concern1787 finca1909 1692 C. Gildon Post-boy rob'd of his Mail I. xi. 67 Less still..does such a trifle as a poor Country Estate deserve Damnation. 1761 J. Ritchie Memorial Mr. J. Ritchie 16 Besides the Goods in his Shop..he had a Country Estate, which..yielded a Rent of 11 or 1200 Merks per annum. 1836 United Service Mag. Sept. 67 At this moment the comforts of my paternal mansion, the charms of my country estate, rose to my imagination. 1911 E. Parkinson Pract. Country Gentleman i. 10 It should..always be borne in mind that a country estate has two distinct departments, namely the park and the farm. 1951 V. Nabokov Speak, Memory i. 12 An alley of ornamental oak trees in the park of our country estate. 2008 Vanity Fair Jan. 130/3 The Marquis of Bath..has a lion-infested park on his country estate. < as lemmas |
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