estate
The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.
Noun 4 meanings
The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.
The nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land.
An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership.
The landed property owned or controlled by a government or a department of government.
Adjective 1 meaning
Previously owned; secondhand.
“an estate diamond; estate jewelry”
Etymology
From Middle English estat, from Anglo-Norman estat and Old French estat (French: état), from Latin status. Doublet of state and status.
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ESTATE at a glance
ESTATE has 6 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (E 1 + S 1 + T 1 + A 1 + T 1 + E 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,550 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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