estate
65
7.4
- noun
- /ɪˈsteɪt/
- Archaic
:
estamento
- The members of the Third Estate are waiting for your answer.
- third estate
- social estate
- represent the three estates
But for the most part, it's not the class or the estate that is facing death.
- But for the most part, it's not the class or the estate that is facing death.
- Again, not rights for everyone, but rights for the people who belong to the noble estate.
Examples
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The large, highly unproductive estates were destroyed, and the land was redistributed to small, landless peasants.
Academic text (1992) -
The nobles of the first estate held significant power in the country's political decisions.
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Tell my father of the Roman estate.
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If one could not defend one's estate from all comers, one would soon cease to have one.
Academic text (1995) -
In the following pages, I will give an account of my own results with the estate-dominated Danish village.
Academic text (1995) -
In the division of his brother's estate, Reuben acquired a portion of May's land.
Academic text (2011) -
Each of the few estates around it was of high station, indivisible, sacrosanct, and serene.
Fiction book (2001) -
Henry and Martha Eder were the permanent caretakers of the estate and lived here year-round.
Fiction book (2002) -
Members of the Third Estate protested for their rights during the Revolution.
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In the past, people were often classified into estates based on their birth and social standing.
Synonyms
24
7.2
A small group of rich, powerful families who inherit titles and wealth
15
3.4
A social group with the most money and power
15
6.2
People who have inherited titles and special rights
A major social group with special political rights in the past, like lords or priests
Compounds
- Specialized
29
4.8
A tax on someone's money and property when they die before their family gets it
- Literature
4
5.7
News organizations like newspapers and TV that watch and report on people in power
4
3.3
Money you borrow to buy or build property that the bank can take if you do not pay
- Specialized
2
3.9
A company that owns buildings or land that make money and sells shares to investors
- Texting
1
4.2
A business that buys, sells, or manages virtual land inside online games
- Formal
1
6.1
Things someone owns that can be moved, not land and buildings, like a car or jewelry
- Archaic
A major social group with special political rights in the past, like lords or priests
- Archaic
Church leaders who had special social and political power before the French Revolution
- Specialized
The total value of all property and money a person owns when they die before debts are paid
- Specialized
The money and property left for people after paying debts, funeral, and other costs
- Archaic
Common people in France who are not nobles or priests before the French Revolution
Surface Forms
Etymology
Estate originally meant a person's 'standing' in society, from the old word status meaning 'position'. That's why an estate can mean a social class, like the groups that had special rights in history.