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A large and impressive house or residence
“Don't thank me until you're married and living in a grand estate surrounded by exquisite gowns, jewelry, and servants.”
An area of land, typically attached to an impressive residence or one owned by a notable person
“Briefly, he'd tossed about the idea of standing guard outside her door, in case she had any grand designs on traipsing through the estate in the middle of the night in the hopes that he would be fast asleep.”
All the money and property owned by a particular person, especially at death
“A few years later, a man left his estate to whoever had the most babies in the decade after his death.”
A particular state, period, or condition in life
“I resolved to do all I could to build the best estate ever for our citizens.”
An area of land and modern buildings developed for residential, industrial, or commercial purposes
“Most of the families living on the estate have already been rehoused and some of the houses have been demolished.”
A property where organic materials or crops are cultivated
“Field trips were conducted to an estate where tea and coffee were cultivated.”
One social segment or class into which people are grouped
“The entire population was divided into four estates, dooming a person to a subordinate position in society just because they belonged to the lowest estate by birth.”
(British) A car with a tailgate and storage space to the rear of the seating
“People took bicycles to cross the bridge like they were riding in an estate.”
An area of territory owned or controlled by a particular ruler or government
A place where wine is made, or a company that makes wine
Primarily for residential accommodation, estates may also include commercial facilities
The thing that one desires or ordains
A place where one lives
The area that encompasses a school, college, university, church, or hospital
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