/ɪˈsteɪt/
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Translation
A large area of land with a big house on it; also everything a person owns.
Word origin
From Old French estat, from Latin status, meaning state or condition.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- estat
- English cognates
- state, status
Grammar
Gender
Pluralestates
Examples
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An estate is a big house with a lot of land around it.
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"Real estate" means houses and land that people buy and sell.
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Here "estate" means all the money and property a person leaves behind.
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