Chiefly in plural. A source or item of revenue or income; a separate piece of property, esp. land, yielding a certain return to the owner. Obsolete.

Property yielding an income, landed or inherited property; an estate, inheritance, patrimony. Common in the 15th and 16th centuries. Now historical…

Property in general, esp. landed estate, landed property; (plural) estates, possessions. Obsolete.

An estate or property that produces income; a person's total property. Obsolete.

Inheritance; means of living; = livelihood, n.1 2, 4.

a real estate property purchased as an investment, with the aim of earning a return by renting or later reselling it.