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ESTA'TE,n. [L. status, from sto, to stand. The roots stb, std and stg, have nearly the same signification, to set, to fix. It is probable that the L. sto is contracted from stad, as it forms steti. 1. In a general sense, fixedness; a fixed condition; now generally written and pronounced state.She cast us headlong from our high estate.2. Condition or circumstances of any person or thing, whether high or low. Luke 1.3. Rank; quality.Who hath not heard of the greatness of your estate?4. In law, the interest, or quantity of interest, a man has in lands, tenements, or other effects. Estates are real or personal. Real estate consists in lands or freeholds, which descent to heirs; personal estate consists in chattels or movables, which go to executors and administrators. There are also estates for life, for years, at will, &c. 5. Fortune; possessions; property in general. He is a man of a great estate. He left his estate unincumbered.6. The general business or interest of government; hence, a political body; a commonwealth; a republic. But in this sense, we now use State.Estates, in the plural, dominions; possessions of a prince. 1. Orders or classes of men in society or government. Herod made a supper for his chief estates. Mark 6.In Great Britain, the estates of the realm are the king, lords and commons; or rather the lords and commons. ESTA'TE, v.t. To settle as a fortune. [Little used.] 1. To establish. [Little used.]
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ESTA'TE,n. [L. status, from sto, to stand. The roots stb, std and stg, have nearly the same signification, to set, to fix. It is probable that the L. sto is contracted from stad, as it forms steti. 1. In a general sense, fixedness; a fixed condition; now generally written and pronounced state.She cast us headlong from our high estate.2. Condition or circumstances of any person or thing, whether high or low. Luke 1.3. Rank; quality.Who hath not heard of the greatness of your estate?4. In law, the interest, or quantity of interest, a man has in lands, tenements, or other effects. Estates are real or personal. Real estate consists in lands or freeholds, which descent to heirs; personal estate consists in chattels or movables, which go to executors and administrators. There are also estates for life, for years, at will, &c. 5. Fortune; possessions; property in general. He is a man of a great estate. He left his estate unincumbered.6. The general business or interest of government; hence, a political body; a commonwealth; a republic. But in this sense, we now use State.Estates, in the plural, dominions; possessions of a prince. 1. Orders or classes of men in society or government. Herod made a supper for his chief estates. Mark 6.In Great Britain, the estates of the realm are the king, lords and commons; or rather the lords and commons. ESTA'TE, v.t. To settle as a fortune. [Little used.] 1. To establish. [Little used.] |
E-STATE', n. [Fr. etat, for estat; D. staat; G. staat; Arm. stad; It. stato; Sp. estado; L. status, from sto, to stand. The roots stb, std and stg, have nearly the same signification, to set, to fix. It is probable that the L. sto is contracted from stad, as it forms steti. See Ar. وَصَدَ Class Sd, No. 46, and Class Dd, No. 22, 23, 24.]- In a general sense, fixedness; a fixed condition; now generally written and pronounced state.
She cast us headlong from our high estate. Dryden.
- Condition or circumstances of any person or thing, whether high or low. Luke i.
- Rank; quality.
Who hath not heard of the greatness of your estate? Sidney.
- In law, the interest, or quantity of interest, a man has in lands, tenements, or other effects. Estates are real or personal. Real estate consists in lands or freeholds, which descend to heirs; personal estate consists in chattels or movables, which go to executors and administrators. There are also estates for life, for years, at will, &c.
- Fortune; possessions; property in general. He is a man of a great estate. He left his estate unencumbered.
- The general business or interest of government; hence, a political body; a commonwealth; a republic. But in this sense, we now use State.
Estates, in the plural, dominions; possessions of a prince.
#2. Orders or classes of men in society or government. Herod made a supper for his chief estates. Mark vi.
In Great Britain, the estates of the realm are the king, lords and commons; or rather the lords and commons.
E-STATE', v.t.- To settle as a fortune. [Little used.] Shak.
- To establish. [Little used.]
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Es*tate"
- Settled condition or form of existence;
state; condition or circumstances of life or of any person;
situation.
- To establish.
- Social standing or rank; quality;
dignity.
- Tom settle as a fortune.
- A person of high rank.
- To endow with an estate.
- A property which a person possesses; a
fortune; possessions, esp. property in land; also, property of all
kinds which a person leaves to be divided at his death.
- The state; the general body politic; the
common-wealth; the general interest; state affairs.
- The great classes or orders of
a community or state (as the clergy, the nobility, and the commonalty
of England) or their representatives who administer the government;
as, the estates of the realm (England), which are (1) the
lords spiritual, (2) the lords temporal, (3) the commons.
- The degree, quality, nature,
and extent of one's interest in, or ownership of, lands, tenements,
etc.; as, an estate for life, for years, at will, etc.
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Estate ESTA'TE,noun [Latin status, from sto, to stand. The roots stb, std and stg, have nearly the same signification, to set, to fix. It is probable that the Latin sto is contracted from stad, as it forms steti. 1. In a general sense, fixedness; a fixed condition; now generally written and pronounced state. She cast us headlong from our high estate 2. Condition or circumstances of any person or thing, whether high or low. Luke 1:48. 3. Rank; quality. Who hath not heard of the greatness of your estate? 4. In law, the interest, or quantity of interest, a man has in lands, tenements, or other effects. Estates are real or personal. Real estate consists in lands or freeholds, which descent to heirs; personal estate consists in chattels or movables, which go to executors and administrators. There are also estates for life, for years, at will, etc. 5. Fortune; possessions; property in general. He is a man of a great estate He left his estate unincumbered. 6. The general business or interest of government; hence, a political body; a commonwealth; a republic. But in this sense, we now use State. Estates, in the plural, dominions; possessions of a prince. 1. Orders or classes of men in society or government. Herod made a supper for his chief estates. Mark 6:21. In Great Britain, the estates of the realm are the king, lords and commons; or rather the lords and commons. ESTA'TE, verb transitive To settle as a fortune. [Little used.] 1. To establish. [Little used.] |
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