An estate is a large area of land in the country which is owned by a person, family, or organization.
...a shooting party on Lord Wyville's estate in Yorkshire.
Synonyms: lands, property, area, grounds More Synonyms of estate
2. countable noun
People sometimes use estate to refer to a housing estate or an industrial estate.
[British]
He used to live on the estate.
3. countable noun [oft poss NOUN]
Someone's estate is all the money and property that they leave behind them when they die.
[law]
His estate was valued at $150,000.
Synonyms: property, capital, assets, fortune More Synonyms of estate
4. countable noun
An estate is the same as an estate car.
[British]regional note: in AM, use station wagon
5. See also housing estate, industrial estate, real estate
More Synonyms of estate
estate in British English
(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
estate in American English
(əˈsteɪt; ɪˈsteɪt)
noun
1.
a.
state or condition
to restore the theater to its former estate
b.
a condition or stage of life
to come to man's estate
c.
status or rank
2. Obsolete
esp. in feudal times, any of the three social classes having specific political powers: the first estate was the Lords Spiritual (clergy), the second estate the Lords Temporal (nobility), and the third estate the Commons (bourgeoisie)
see also fourth estate
3.
property; possessions; capital; fortune
4.
the assets and liabilities of a dead or bankrupt person
5.
landed property; individually owned piece of land containing a residence, esp. one that is large and maintained by great wealth
6. British
development (sense 4)
7. Archaic
display of wealth; pomp
8. Law
a.
the degree, nature, extent, and quality of interest or ownership that one has in land or other property
b.
all the property, real or personal, owned by one
Word origin
ME & OFr estat, state
estate in Insurance
(ɪsteɪt)
noun
(Insurance: Life insurance)
A person's estate is their property and money, especially everything that is left after they die.
A personal representative is appointed through the will of a deceased or by a courtto settle the estate of someone who dies.
A certified legal document, known as probate, must be in place to prove that a willis valid, thus allowing an executor to administer the estate of the deceased.
A person's estate is their property and money, especially everything that is left after they die.
Examples of 'estate' in a sentence
estate
Whenever there was poaching on the estate, or there had been an outbreak of theft, Kyle blamed Nick's dad.
Stuart Harrison LOST SUMMER (2002)
Bagado watched it turn right into an estate about a quarter of a mile behind us.
Robert Wilson INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)
Ten minutes later, we were cruising the lanes of the estate where the Mercedes had gone.
Robert Wilson INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)
Stephanie noticed an estate agent's "For Sale" placard outside the building.
Mark Burnell THE RHYTHM SECTION (2002)
Word lists with
estate
Property law terms
In other languages
estate
British English: estate /ɪˈsteɪt/ NOUN
An estate is a large area of land in the country owned by one person or organization.
He spent the holidays at the 300-acre estate of his aunt and uncle.
American English: estate
Arabic: عِزْبَة
Brazilian Portuguese: estado de um país
Chinese: 庄园
Croatian: imanje
Czech: statek
Danish: ejendom
Dutch: landgoed
European Spanish: finca situación
Finnish: kartano
French: propriété
German: Landsitz
Greek: κτήμα
Italian: proprietà
Japanese: 地所
Korean: 부동산
Norwegian: eiendom
Polish: posiadłość
European Portuguese: propriedade de um país
Romanian: proprietateimobiliare
Russian: поместье
Latin American Spanish: estado organización política
Swedish: gods herrgård
Thai: ทรัพย์สินที่ดิน
Turkish: malikane
Ukrainian: маєток
Vietnamese: bất động sản
All related terms of 'estate'
estate car
An estate car is a car with a long body, a door at the rear, and space behind the back seats.
estate duty
a tax on property inheritances : in Britain , replaced in 1975 by capital transfer tax and since 1986 by inheritance tax
estate tax
a tax imposed on a decedent's property, assessed on the gross estate prior to distribution to the heirs
life estate
property that may be held only for the extent of the holder's lifetime
real estate
Real estate is property in the form of land and buildings , rather than personal possessions .
crown estate
the property owned by the British Crown ; state-owned property
estate agency
An estate agency is a company that sells houses and land for people.
estate agent
An estate agent is someone who works for a company that sells houses and land for people.
first estate
the first of the three estates of the realm , such as the Lords Spiritual in England or the clergy in France until the revolution
fourth estate
journalists or their profession ; the press
ghost estate
(esp in Ireland) a housing estate built during an economic boom but unfinished or unoccupied during a recession
joint estate
an estate owned by two or more people with the same rights of possession
screen estate
Screen estate is the amount of space available on the screen of a computer or phone .
second estate
the nobility collectively
third estate
the third order or class in a country or society divided into estates , esp for representation in a parliament ; the commons , townsmen , or middle class
council estate
a housing development built by a local council
housing estate
A housing estate is a large number of houses or flats built close together at the same time.
personal estate
movable property
trading estate
A trading estate is the same as an → industrial estate .
bankruptcy estate
all of the interests that a debtor has at the start of a bankruptcy case
industrial estate
An industrial estate is an area which has been specially planned for a lot of factories .
real-estate agent
a person who sells houses , buildings, and land
real-estate office
the place where a real-estate agent works
real-estate developer
a person who buys and develops houses, buildings, and land in order to sell them and make a profit from them
real estate insurance
Real estate insurance is insurance of property , land, and buildings.
real estate liability
Real estate liability is liability for risks that come from owning real estate.
real-estate register
(in the United States) an annual directory that lists available properties and provides contact details for real estate companies
shooting brake
a car with a comparatively long body containing a large carrying space , reached through a rear door : usually the back seats can be folded forward to increase the carrying space
council housing estate
a housing development built by a local council
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
house factor
an agent concerned with the valuation , management , lease , and sale of property
station wagon
A station wagon is a car with a long body, a door at the rear, and space behind the back seats.
death duty
a tax on property inheritances : in Britain, replaced in 1975 by capital transfer tax and since 1986 by inheritance tax