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1. : state, condition. 2. : social standing or rank especially of a high order. 3. : a social or political class. specifically : one of the great classes (such as the nobility, the clergy, and the commons) formerly vested with distinct political powers. 4. a. : the degree, quality, nature, and extent of one's interest in land or other property.
Estate definition: a piece of landed property, especially one of large extent with an elaborate house on it. See examples of ESTATE used in a sentence.
ESTATE definition: 1. a large area of land in the country that is owned by a family or an organization and is often…. Learn more.
An estate is the economic valuation of all the investments, assets, and interests of an individual. The estate includes a person's belongings, physical and intangible...
estate. (ɪˈsteɪt) n. 1. a large piece of landed property, esp in the country. 2. chiefly Brit a large area of property development, esp of new houses or (trading estate) of factories. 3. (Law) property law. a. property or possessions. b. the nature of interest that a person has in land or other property, esp in relation to the right of others.
A person's estate is their property and money, especially everything that is left after they die. A personal representative is appointed through the will of a deceased or by a court to settle the estate of someone who dies.
The degree, quantity, nature, and extent of interest that a person has in real and Personal Property. Such terms as estate in land, tenement, and hereditaments may also be used to describe an individual's interest in property.
The word estate is mostly used to mean a massive and fabulous house on a big piece of land. When you own an estate, it usually means you have a whole lot of money to go along with it.
(law) [countable, uncountable] all the money and property that a person owns, especially everything that is left when they die. Her estate was left to her daughter. He left estate valued at a million dollars.
Property, possessions; a person's private means or income; = estate, n. III.5. Now rare (English regional in later use).