estate

//ɪˈsteɪt//
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Noun

estateSingular
estatesPlural
1

A large area of land in the country, usually with a large house, owned by one person, family, or organization

The family owns a large estate in the countryside.

2

All the money and property owned by a particular person, especially at death

He left his entire estate to his children.

3

A residential area of housing, especially when built in a planned way

They live in a new housing estate on the edge of town.

4

A person's social standing or class in society

In medieval times, people were divided by estate into nobility, clergy, and commoners.

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