Definition of "estate" in English

noun

1. The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.

2. (now rare, archaic) state; condition.

3. (archaic) Status, rank.

4. (archaic) The condition of one's fortunes; prosperity, possessions.

5. (obsolete) A "person of estate"; a nobleman or noblewoman.

6. (historical) A major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights (Estates of the realm).

7. (law) The nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land.

8. An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership.

9. The landed property owned or controlled by a government or a department of government.

10. (UK, sometimes derogatory) A housing estate.

11. (UK, automotive) A station wagon; a car with a tailgate (or liftgate) and storage space to the rear of the seating which is coterminous with the passenger compartment (and often extensible into that compartment via folding or removable seating).

12. (obsolete) The state; the general body politic; the common-wealth; the general interest; state affairs.

13. (computing) An organization's collective information technology resources.

adjective

1. (jewelry, euphemistic) Previously owned; secondhand.

   • an estate diamond; estate jewelry

verb

1. (obsolete, transitive) To give an estate to.

2. (obsolete, transitive) To bestow upon.