Main Entry: ¹es·tate

Pronunciation: \i-ˈstāt\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English estat, from Anglo-French — more at state

Date: 13th century

1 : state, condition
2 : social standing or rank especially of a high order
3 : a social or political class; specifically : one of the great classes (as the nobility, the clergy, and the commons) formerly vested with distinct political powers
4 a : the degree, quality, nature, and extent of one's interest in land or other property b (1) : possessions, property; especially : a person's property in land and tenements <a man of small estate> (2) : the assets and liabilities left by a person at death c : a landed property usually with a large house on it d British : project 4
5 British : station wagon
6 : farm, plantation; also : vineyard