Word Finder - estate

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The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.

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State; condition.

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Status, rank.

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The condition of one's fortunes; prosperity, possessions.

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A "person of estate"; a nobleman or noblewoman.

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A major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights (Estates of the realm).

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The nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land.

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An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership.

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The landed property owned or controlled by a government or a department of government.

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(sometimes derogatory) A housing estate.

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A station wagon; a car with a tailgate (or liftgate) and storage space to the rear of the seating which is coterminous with the passenger compartment (and often extensible into that compartment via folding or removable seating).

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The state; the general body politic; the common-wealth; the general interest; state affairs.

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To give an estate to.

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To bestow upon.

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(jewelry) Previously owned; secondhand.

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an estate diamond; estate jewelry

But he cannot leave the estate to Pierre.

We wanted a firm economy, reasonable real estate costs, and a good school system.

I work at the real estate office downstairs from your suite.

Whether it was love or blood that made his father insist that Alex inherit the estate, Alex was as trapped as a prince.

The Béarnaise family named Besiade moved into the province of Orleanais in the 17th century, and there acquired the estate of Avaray.

Money had to be raised by taxation, and at a meeting of the states-general (March 20, 1569) the governor-general proposed (1) an immediate tax of 1% on all property, (2) a tax of 5% on all transfers of real estate, (3) a tax of io% on the sale of all articles of commerce, the last two taxes to be granted in perpetuity.

He then went to London to give an account of proceedings to the parliament, was thanked for his services and rewarded with the estate of the marquess of Worcester.

He discussed estate affairs every day with his chief steward.

None of them had been able to convince her to wait until the estate was settled.

He always had before his mind's eye the estate as a whole and not any particular part of it.

Since their marriage Natasha and her husband had lived in Moscow, in Petersburg, on their estate near Moscow, or with her mother, that is to say, in Nicholas' house.

A real estate sign advertising a house for sale peeped out from tall grass beside the road.

As duke of Chartres he opposed the plans of Maupeou in 1771, and was promptly exiled to his country estate of Villers-Cotterets (Aisne).

The central feature of the estate is a château (375 X 150 ft.) of French Renaissance design, after the famous chateau at Blois, France.

At Rennes Descartes found little to interest him; and, after he had visited the maternal estate of which his father now put him in possession, he went to Paris, where he found the Rosicrucians the topic of the hour, and heard himself credited with partnership in their secrets.

Returning to Scotland in 1819, he lived partly on his estate of Auchengray and partly in Edinburgh, and like his brother took an active part,.

Howard was no doubt an exceedingly kind and worthy man in his way, and has his reward; but, comparatively speaking, what are a hundred Howards to us, if their philanthropy do not help us in our best estate, when we are most worthy to be helped?

At Bald Hills, Prince Nicholas Andreevich Bolkonski's estate, the arrival of young Prince Andrew and his wife was daily expected, but this expectation did not upset the regular routine of life in the old prince's household.

At one time the count thought of giving her the Ryazan estate or of selling a forest, at another time of borrowing money on a note of hand.

If you will be so kind, I'll fix a time and go down to the estate just for a day, and leave my lassies with you.

Aunt Paulette, (we all called her Aunt Paulie) married a real estate agent and moved to Arkansas.

Jackson rounded the corner onto Elm Street toward the Renaissance inspired estate he currently called home.

His story being that their family dealt in oil and real estate, and he managed some of their holdings.

Lori had been with Alex so much when she was helping him with his real estate needs that everyone thought they were interested in each other.

Sofi left him alone in the study, and he sat down at Damian's computer to send the info the real estate agent needed to rent him the cabin.

Maybe he had decided being in control of the estate was better than having no control in his home.

A woman's right to hold, manage and acquire property is not affected by marriage, except that unless she lives apart from her husband, she may not mortgage or convey real estate without his consent.

When a husband dies 'intestate leaving a widow and issue, the widow is entitled to the life use of one-third of the real estate and to one-third of the personal estate absolutely.

By "what was due from the Ryazan estate" Prince Vasili meant several thousand rubles quitrent received from Pierre's peasants, which the prince had retained for himself.

She is going to their estate near Moscow either today or tomorrow morning, with her nephew.

Owing to the present state of things Sophia Danilovna has gone to the Torzhok estate with the children, your excellency.

Well, and you, have you a family estate, sir?

How do they feel about your father offering the estate to Alex?

Approaching, she exclaimed, What a beautiful estate!

He can understand a career in real estate.

As my companions had children, I gave each an estate.

If there is no issue she takes the whole of the personal estate, while the real estate, subject to her dower, goes first to her husband's father and then to his mother, brothers and sisters.

If the wife dies intestate the husband has a right to the use of her real estate for life, and to one-third of the personal estate if there is issue; otherwise to the whole.

Neither can by will deprive the other of the right of dower or courtesy in the real estate and of the right to one-third of the personal estate.

Under a government too weak to preserve order, the great landowner formed his estate into a little territory which could defend itself.

Near the town is the village and estate of Hohlstein, the property of the Hohenzollern family.

A new race of politicians was springing up. Since 1719, when the influence of the few great territorial families had been merged in a multitude of needy gentlemen, the first estate had become the nursery and afterwards the stronghold of an opposition at once noble and democratic which found its natural leaders in such men as Count Carl Gyllenborg and Count Carl Gustaf Tessin.

The elections held on the demise of the Crown resulted in a partial victory for the Caps, especially among the 1771- lower orders; but in the estate of the peasants 1792.

According to this constitution the sovereignty resides in the nation, but suffrage is restricted to married citizens over twenty-one and unmarried citizens over twenty-five years of age, not in domestic service, who can read and write, and who are the owners of real estate, or who have capital invested in business or industry, or who receive salaries or incomes proportionate in value to such real estate as investment; and as 75% of the population is classed as illiterate, and a great majority of the labouring classes is landless, badly paid, and miserably poor, it is apparent that political sovereignty in Chile is the well-guarded possession of a small minority.

Gallop off to our Moscow estate, he said to the factotum who appeared at his call.

Soon after Prince Andrew's return the old prince made over to him a large estate, Bogucharovo, about twenty-five miles from Bald Hills.

Prince Andrew had to see the Marshal of the Nobility for the district in connection with the affairs of the Ryazan estate of which he was trustee.

On Friday the Rostovs were to return to the country, but on Wednesday the count went with the prospective purchaser to his estate near Moscow.

Next day Count Rostov returned from his estate near Moscow in time for lunch as he had promised.

On the contrary, I ask you to go with all your belongings to our estate near Moscow, and I promise you I will see to it that there you shall want for nothing.