From Middle English estat, from Anglo-Norman estat and Old French estat (French: état), from Latin status.

• (RP, America) enPR: ĭ-stāt, IPA: /ɪˈsteɪt/

estate (plural estates)

1. The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person. [from 19th c.]
2. (now rare, archaic) state; condition. [from 13th c.]
   • c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC ↗, [Act V, scene i], page 275 ↗:

     But when I came to mans eſtate,
     With hey ho, [the winde and the raine],
     Gainſt Knaues and Theeues men ſhut their gate.

   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC ↗, Romans 12:16 ↗:

     Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate.

   • 1643, John Milton, Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce:

     To remove therfore if it be possible, this great and sad oppression which through the strictnes of a literall interpreting hath invaded and disturb’d the dearest and most peaceable estate of houshold society, to the over-burdening, if not the over-whelming of many Christians better worth then to be so deserted of the Churches considerate care, this position shall be laid down; first proving, then answering what may be objected either from Scripture or light of reason.

3. (archaic) Status, rank. [from 13th c.]
   • 1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Francis Ashe […], →OCLC ↗:

     God hath imprinted his authority in several parts, upon several estates of men.

4. (archaic) The condition of one's fortunes; prosperity, possessions. [from 14th c.]
5. (obsolete) A "person of estate"; a nobleman or noblewoman. [14th]
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “[https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/cme/MaloryWks2/1:18.11?rgn=div2;view=fulltext xj]”, in Le Morte Darthur, book XVI:

     And anone came oute of a chamber to hym the fayrest lady that euer he sawe & more rycher bysene than euer he sawe Quene Gueneuer or ony other estat Lo sayd they syre Bors here is the lady vnto whome we owe alle oure seruyse / and I trowe she be the rychest lady and the fayrest of alle the world

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   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC ↗, Mark 6:21 ↗:

     Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee.

6. (historical) 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). [from 14th c.]
   • 2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin, published 2012, page 202:

     The three estates of feudal lords, clergy and royal officers met in separate chambers, and exercised an advisory role.

7. (legal) The nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land. [from 15th c.]
8. An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership. [from 18th c.]
9. The landed property owned or controlled by a government or a department of government.
10. (UK, sometimes pejorative) A housing estate. [from 20th c.]
11. (UK, automotive) A station wagon; a car with a tailgate (or liftgate) and storage space to the rear of the seating which is coterminous with the passenger compartment (and often extensible into that compartment via folding or removable seating). [from 20th c.]
12. (obsolete) The state; the general body politic; the common-wealth; the general interest; state affairs.
    • 1612, Francis Bacon, Of Judicature:

      I call matter of estate not only the parts of sovereignty, but whatsoever […] concerneth manifestly any great portion of people.

13. (computing) An organization's collective information technology resources.
    • 2015, Peter Carter, Pro SQL Server Administration, page 82:

      This time, however, it only includes the static parameters that you expect to be consistent across your estate.

• (estate car) estate car, station sedan, station wagon, wagon

• French: patrimoine
• Italian: asse ereditario
• Portuguese: propriedade, bens
• Russian: име́ние
• Spanish: propiedad, inmueble, bien

• Portuguese: estado

• Portuguese: bens, haveres

• French: ordre
• German: Stand
• Portuguese: classe
• Russian: сосло́вие
• Spanish: estamento

• French: proprieté, biens
• Italian: beni

• French: domaine, propriété
• German: Gut, Landgut
• Italian: proprietà, tenuta, possedimento
• Portuguese: propriedade
• Russian: уса́дьба
• Spanish: finca

estate (not comparable)

1. (jewelry, euphemism) Previously owned; secondhand.

   an estate diamond; estate jewelry

estate (estates, present participle estating; simple past and past participle estated)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To give an estate to.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To bestow upon.