Definition of estate · 1 : state, condition · 2 : social standing or rank especially of a high order · 3 : a social or political class specifically : one of the ...LoginSignUpHello,Games&QuizzesThesaurusWordoftheDayFeaturesBuyingGuideM-WBooksMyWordsMyWordsViewRecentsAccountLogOutestatenounSaveWordes·​tate|\i-ˈstāt\Definitionofestate (Entry1of2)1:state,condition2:socialstandingorrankespeciallyofahighorder3:asocialorpoliticalclassspecifically:oneofthegreatclasses(suchasthenobility,theclergy,andthecommons)formerlyvestedwithdistinctpoliticalpowers4a:thedegree,quality,nature,andextentofone'sinterestinlandorotherpropertyb(1):possessions,propertyespecially:aperson'spropertyinlandandtenementsamanofsmallestate(2):theassetsandliabilitiesleftbyapersonatdeathc:alandedpropertyusuallywithalargehouseonitdBritish:projectsense45British:stationwagon6:farm,plantationalso:vineyardestateadjectiveDefinitionofestate (Entry2of2):previouslyownedbyanotherandusuallyofhighqualityestatejewelrySynonymsMoreExampleSentencesLearnMoreAboutestateKeepscrollingformoreSynonymsforestateSynonyms:Nouncastle,château,hacienda,hall,manor,manorhouse,manse,mansion,palace,villaVisittheThesaurusforMore ExamplesofestateinaSentenceNounHisestateisworthmillionsofdollars.Heinheritedtheestatefromhisparents.thegroundsoftheestateSeeMoreRecentExamplesontheWeb:NounAndonThursday,PrinceCharlesandCamilla,DuchessofCornwallarrivedatBirkhall,theirhomeontheestate.—LanfordBeard,PEOPLE.com,17Aug.2021ForlazydayssailingontheSound,theestatecomeswithitsownprivatedockbigenoughtoparka200-footsuperyacht.—HowardWalker,RobbReport,17Aug.2021ThelawsuitwasfiledbytheestateofJosephSniadach,an84-year-oldveteranwhodiedApril27,2020.—BostonGlobe.com,17Aug.2021OnChristmasDay,1817,aUnitarianmissionarynamedThomasCooperandhiswife,Ann,arrivedattheGeorgiaestate,inHanover,onthenorthwesterntipofJamaica.—SamKnight,TheNewYorker,16Aug.2021Whensomeoneismarriedandhaschildrenwiththecurrentspouse,typicallytheentireestatewouldgotothatspouse.—LizWeston,oregonlive,15