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Definition estate in American English

estate noun

[countable] noun
/ɪˈsteɪt/
1

all the property and money that belongs to someone, especially someone who has just died

Example

Martin was the sole heir to his father's estate.

2

a large area of land where a particular crop is grown

Example

tea/coffee/wine estates

2.1

a very large area of land that belongs to one person, usually with a very big house on it

Example

She has a team of six people who manage the estate.

Synonyms and related words
alley alleyway arcade
2.2

a development of houses

Example

He grew up on an estate.

Synonyms and related words
agora area armpit
3

an old word for each of the three groups of people involved in governing a country: the nobility, the clergy, and ordinary people

Example

the view that the monarch was not one of the three estates

Synonyms and related words
absolutism anarchy autarky
4

an old word meaning the situation or state that someone is in

Example

the holy estate of matrimony

Synonyms and related words
situation circumstance conditions
Synonyms and related words
automatic cabriolet classic car
Definition estate in American English