estate
- estate
estate early 13c., "
rank, standing, condition,"
from Anglo-Fr. astat,
O.Fr. estat "
state, position, condition, health, status, legal estate" (
Mod.
Fr. état),
from L. status "
state or condition,"
from root of stare "
to stand"
from PIE root *sta- "
to stand" (
see STET (
Cf. stet)).
For initial e-,
see ESPECIAL (
Cf. especial).
Sense of "
property"
is late 14c.,
from that of "
worldly prosperity;"
specific application to "
landed property" (
usually of large extent)
is first recorded in Amer.Eng. 1620s.
A native word for this was M.E. ethel (
O.E. æðel) "
ancestral land or estate, patrimony."
Meaning "
collective assets of a dead person or debtor"
is from 1830.
The three estates (
in Sweden and Aragon,
four)
conceived as orders in the body politic date from late 14c.
In France,
they are the clergy,
nobles,
and townsmen;
in England,
originally the clergy,
barons,
and commons,
later Lords Spiritual,
Lords Temporal,
and commons.
For Fourth Estate see FOUR (
Cf. four).
Etymology dictionary.
2014.
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estate — es·tate /i stāt/ n [Anglo French estat, literally, state, condition, from Old French, from Latin status, from stare to stand] 1: the interest of a particular degree, nature, quality, or extent that one has in land or other property compare fee;… … Law dictionary
estate — es‧tate [ɪˈsteɪt] noun [countable] 1. PROPERTY a large piece of land in the country, usually with one large house on it and one owner: • The estate consists of the main villa, several outbuildings and barns, a swimming pool, a farm house and an… … Financial and business terms
Estate — may refer to: * Estate (law), a term used in common law to signify the total of a person s property, entitlements and obligations *Estate (social), a broad social category in the histories of certain countries * Immovable property, real estate or … Wikipedia
Estate — Es*tate ([e^]s*t[=a]t ), n. [OF. estat, F. [ e]tat, L. status, fr. stare to stand. See {Stand}, and cf. {State}.] 1. Settled condition or form of existence; state; condition or circumstances of life or of any person; situation. When I came to man … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
estate — [ə stāt′, istāt′] n. [ME & OFr estat, STATE] 1. a) state or condition [to restore the theater to its former estate] b) a condition or stage of life [to come to man s estate] c) status or rank 2 … English World dictionary
estate — 1. The meaning of estate in the term three estates of the realm is a historical one, ‘an order or class forming part of the body politic’. The three estates are the Lords Spiritual (i.e. the heads of the Church), the Lords Temporal (i.e. the… … Modern English usage
Estate — Es*tate , v. t. 1. To establish. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 2. Tom settle as a fortune. [Archaic] Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To endow with an estate. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Then would I . . . Estate them with large land and territory.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
estate — The intangible entity containing all of the non exempt assets and liabilities of the debtor. (Bernstein s Dictionary of Bankruptcy Terminology) Under the Bankruptcy and insolvency Act, the name given to the file or bankruptcy estate. (Dictionary… … Glossary of Bankruptcy
estate — [n1] extensive manor and its property acreage, area, country home, country place, demesne, domain, dominion, farm, finca, freehold, grounds, holdings, lands, parcel, plantation, quinta, ranch, residence, rural seat, territory, villa; concept 516… … New thesaurus
estate — ► NOUN 1) a property consisting of a large house and extensive grounds. 2) Brit. an area of land and modern buildings developed for residential, industrial, or commercial purposes. 3) a property where crops such as coffee or rubber are cultivated … English terms dictionary
