Definition of Estate

Noun: estate i'steyt or e'steyt

Everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
Extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
"the family owned a large estate on Long Island";
- land, landed estate, acres, demesne
[Brit] A major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights
- estate of the realm [Brit], the three estates [Brit]
[Brit] A car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat
- beach wagon [N. Amer, Austral, NZ], station wagon [N. Amer, Austral, NZ], wagon [N. Amer, Austral, NZ], estate car [Brit, Cdn], beach waggon [Cdn, Austral, NZ], station waggon [N. Amer, Austral, NZ], waggon [Cdn, Austral, NZ]
[Brit] A group of buildings built together as a single development on a designated area of land
"you will find rough estates and Georgian or redbrick areas in close proximity"