单词 | estate |
释义 | es·tate (ĭ-stāt) n. 1. A landed property, usually of considerable size. 2. Law a. One's property, both real and personal, vested and contingent, especially as disposed of in a will. b. The nature and extent of an owner's rights with respect to land or other property. 3. Chiefly British A housing development. 4. The situation or circumstances of one's life: A child's estate gives way to the adult's estate. 5. Social position or rank, especially of high order. 6. A major social class, such as the clergy, the nobility, or the commons, formerly possessing distinct political rights. [Middle English estat, condition, from Old French; see STATE.] |
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