I. i-ˈstāt noun
Etymology: Middle English estat, from Anglo-French — more at state
Date: 13th century
1. : state , condition
2. : social standing or rank especially of a high order
3. : a social or political class ; specifically : one of the great classes (as the nobility, the clergy, and the commons) formerly vested with distinct political powers
4.
a. : the degree, quality, nature, and extent of one's interest in land or other property
b.
(1) : possessions, property ; especially : a person's property in land and tenements
a man of small estate
(2) : the assets and liabilities left by a person at death
c. : a landed property usually with a large house on it
d. British : project 4
5. British : station wagon
6. : farm , plantation ; also : vineyard
II. adjective
Date: 1978
: previously owned by another and usually of high quality
estate jewelry