estate

Words with a similar base: estate, estate_of_the_realm, landed_estate, the_three_estates

'estate'

[estate.n.01] as in: everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

'estate'

[estate.n.02] as in: extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use

Examples:
the family owned a large estate on Long Island

'estate'

[estate_of_the_realm.n.01] as in: a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights

Origins

					estate (English)
└── astat (Anglo-Norman)
    └── estat (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── status (Latin)
            └── stare (Latin)

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