adj · noun · verb · 19 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -eɪt
CMU ARPABET:IH0 S T EY1 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Previously owned; secondhand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic, not-comparable
Topics: jewelry, lifestyle
Examples
an estate diamond; estate jewelry
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2
noun
Meaning 2
The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
state; condition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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4
noun
Meaning 4
Status, rank.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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5
noun
Meaning 5
The condition of one's fortunes; prosperity, possessions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
Meaning 6
A "person of estate"; a nobleman or noblewoman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 7
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).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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8
noun
Meaning 8
The nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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9
noun
Meaning 9
An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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10
noun
Meaning 10
The landed property owned or controlled by a government or a department of government.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 11
A housing estate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, derogatory, sometimes
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noun
Meaning 12
Ellipsis of estate car (“station wagon”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
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noun
Meaning 13
The state; the general body politic; the common-wealth; the general interest; state affairs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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14
noun
Meaning 14
An organization's collective information technology resources.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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15
verb
Meaning 15
To give an estate to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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16
verb
Meaning 16
To bestow upon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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noun
Meaning 17
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: estate of the realm, the three estates
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: class, stratum, social class, socio-economic class
Narrower terms: first estate, Lords Spiritual, second estate, Lords Temporal, third estate, Commons, fourth estate
18
noun
Meaning 18
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the family owned a large estate on Long Island
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: land, landed estate, acres, demesne
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: real property, real estate, realty, immovable