/ ɪˈsteɪt; NAmE / noun
1.
[ C ] a large area of land, usually in the country, that is owned by one person or family
2.
[ C ] ( BrE ) an area of land with a lot of houses or factories of the same type on it :
She lives in a tower block on an estate in London.
—see also council estate , housing estate , industrial estate , trading estate
3.
( law ) [ C , U ] all the money and property that a person owns, especially everything that is left when they die :
Her estate was left to her daughter.
4.
[ C ] ( BrE ) = estate car
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (in the sense state or condition ): from Old French estat , from Latin status state, condition, from stare to stand.