estate
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(noun) 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 |
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Synonyms: estate of the realm |
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Related Words: class, fourth estate, press, social class, socio-economic class |
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(noun) extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island" |
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Synonyms: acres, demesne, land, landed estate |
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Related Words: Crown land, barony, countryseat, entail, feoff, fief, freehold, glebe, hacienda, homestead, leasehold, manor, plantation, real estate, real property, realty, seigneury, seignory, signory, smallholding |
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(noun) all of your assets (whether real or personal property) and liabilities |
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Related Words: estate for life, gross estate, jointure, life estate, net estate, personal estate, personal property, personalty, private property |
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