estate
English Thesaurus
1. 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 (noun.group)
| hyponym | : | fourth estate, |
| definition | : | the press, including journalists, newspaper writers, photographers (noun.group) |
| domain region | : | france, french republic, |
| definition | : | a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe (noun.location) |
2. extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use (noun.possession)
| hyponym | : | freehold, |
| definition | : | an estate held in fee simple or for life (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | glebe, |
| definition | : | plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | leasehold, |
| definition | : | land or property held under a lease (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | smallholding, |
| definition | : | a piece of land under 50 acres that is sold or let to someone for cultivation (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | homestead, |
| definition | : | land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | feoff, fief, |
| definition | : | a piece of land held under the feudal system (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | barony, |
| definition | : | the estate of a baron (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | countryseat, |
| definition | : | an estate in the country (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | crown land, |
| definition | : | land that belongs to the Crown (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | manor, |
| definition | : | the landed estate of a lord (including the house on it) (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | hacienda, |
| definition | : | a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | plantation, |
| definition | : | an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas) (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | entail, |
| definition | : | land received by fee tail (noun.possession) |
3. everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities (noun.possession)
| hypernym | : | belongings, holding, property, |
| definition | : | something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | gross estate, |
| definition | : | the total valuation of the estate's assets at the time of the person's death (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | net estate, |
| definition | : | the estate remaining after debts and funeral expenses and administrative expenses have been deducted from the gross estate; the estate then left to be distributed (and subject to federal and state inheritance taxes) (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | estate for life, life estate, |
| definition | : | (law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | jointure, legal jointure, |
| definition | : | (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower (noun.possession) |
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