The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.
state; condition.
But when I came to mans eſtate, With hey ho, [the winde and the raine], Gainſt Knaues and Theeues men ſhut their gate.
Status, rank.
God hath imprinted his authority in several parts, upon several estates of men.
Previously owned; secondhand.
an estate diamond; estate jewelry
From Middle English estat, from Anglo-Norman estat and Old French estat (French: état), from Latin status. Doublet of state and status.
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