单词 | estate |
释义 | Word Frequency estate(ɪˈsteɪt) noun 1. a large piece of landed property, esp in the country 2. mainly British a large area of property development, esp of new houses or (trading estate) of factories 3. property law a. property or possessions b. the nature of interest that a person has in land or other property, esp in relation to the right of others c. the total extent of the real and personal property of a deceased person or bankrupt 4. Also called: estate of the realm an order or class of persons in a political community, regarded collectively as a part of the body politic: usually regarded as being the lords temporal (peers), lords spiritual, and commons See also States General, fourth estate 5. state, period, or position in life, esp with regard to wealth or social standing youth's estate a poor man's estate Word origin C13: from Old French estat, from Latin status condition, state |
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