2
: social standing or rank especially of a high order
3
: a social or political class
specifically
: one of the great classes (such 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 sense 4
5
British
: station wagon
6
: farm, plantation
also
: vineyard
: previously owned by another and usually of high quality
estate jewelry
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