estate

US /ɪˈsteɪt/
UK /ɪˈsteɪt/
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1.

an extensive area of land in the country, usually with a large house, owned by one person, family, or organization

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The family owned a vast country estate with acres of farmland.
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The royal estate includes several palaces and gardens.
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propertylanddomainmanorplantation
2.

all the money and property owned by a particular person, especially at death

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His entire estate was left to his children.
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The lawyer is handling the deceased's estate.
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assetsinheritancelegacypossessionswealth
3.

a group of houses or factories built in a planned way

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They live on a housing estate on the edge of town.
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The new industrial estate will create many jobs.
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complexdevelopmentareadistrict
4.

a particular state, period, or condition of life

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He reached the third estate of his life, old age.
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The four estates of the realm were traditionally the clergy, nobility, commoners, and the press.
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statusconditionstaterankclass
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estate agentreal estatethe Fourth Estateestate carreal estate agentreal estate broker