Definition of estate
(Entry 1 of 2)
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
4a : 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
estate
adjectiveDefinition of estate (Entry 2 of 2)
: previously owned by another and usually of high quality
estate jewelry
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The first known use of estate was in the 13th century
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