Meaning & use
estate
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A large piece of land with a substantial house, or the total property and possessions a person leaves behind after death.
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The old estate had been in the family for five generations.
After her death, the estate was divided equally among her three children.
A note on using this word
In legal contexts, "estate" refers to everything a person owns at death, which is why "estate planning" means arranging one's affairs before dying.
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2. noun
A social or political class, especially one of the traditional divisions of society (e.g., the 'estates of the realm').
Medieval society was often divided into three estates: clergy, nobility, and commoners.
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