estate

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
noun extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
noun a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights

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

That's the name of the estate. — The secret of Father Brown, G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
I find she owes my husband's estate thirty dollars." — Only an Irish Boy; Or, Andy Burke's Fortunes, Horatio, Jr. Alger
"How large an estate did he leave?" he inquired. — By Advice of Counsel, Arthur Cheney Train

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