Noun

(en noun)

*(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)

*:when I came to man's estate

*(Bible), (w) xii. 16

*:Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate .

(label) Status, rank.

*(Jeremy Taylor) (1613–1677)

*:God hath imprinted his authority in several parts, upon several estates of men.

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

(label) A "person of estate"; a nobleman or noblewoman.

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*:And anone came oute of a chamber to hym the fayrest lady that euer he sawe & more rycher bysene than euer he sawe Quene Gueneuer or ony other estat Lo sayd they syre Bors here is the lady vnto whome we owe alle oure seruyse / and I trowe she be the rychest lady and the fayrest of alle the world

*(Bible), (w) vi. 21

*:Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee.

*(w) (1775-1864)

*:She's a duchess, a great estate .

(label) 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)).

*1992 , (Hilary Mantel), (A Place of Greater Safety) , Harper Perennial 2007, p.115:

*:I am afraid that some of the nobles who are campaigning for it simply want to use the Estates to cut down the King's power and increase their own.

*2011 , (Norman Davies), Vanished Kingdoms , Penguin 2012, p.202:

*:The three estates of feudal lords, clergy and royal officers met in separate chambers, and exercised an advisory role.

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

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

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

(label) A housing estate.

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

*(Francis Bacon) (1561-1626)

*:I call matters of estate not only the parts of sovereignty, but whatsoeverconcerneth manifestly any great portion of people.

Noun

(en noun)

Person]], animal or plant [[live, living at a location or in an area.

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A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.

A graduated medical student who is receiving advanced training in a specialty.

A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.