noun
estate
ih-STAYT
noun
1
A large area of land, usually with a big house, owned by one person or family.
"The family has owned the country estate for three generations."
2
Everything a person owns — money, property, and possessions — especially as dealt with after their death.
"His entire estate was left to his children in the will."
"Lawyers spent months settling the estate."
3
British: a residential area built as a planned development, or a station wagon-style car (estate car).
"They grew up on a housing estate on the edge of town."
How to Use Estate
Learner’s notes
UK vs US
In British English, an "estate" can mean a housing development or a station-wagon car; American English rarely uses it this way, preferring "housing development" and "station wagon."
Common pairings
real estate
settle an estate
a country estate
housing estate
Word Forms
estated past tense, estates singular
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Etymology
From Old French estat, from Latin status, "condition, standing." A doublet of "state" and "status."