es·tate 
/ɪˈsteɪt/ noun
plural es·tates /ɪˈsteɪt/ noun 1 [count] a : all of the things that a person owns
▪ His estate is worth millions of dollars.
b : the things left by someone who has died
▪ He inherited the estate from his parents. 2 [count] : a large piece of land with a large house on it
▪ a country estate ▪ the grounds of the estate — see also real estate 3 [count] Brit : a group of buildings that were built for a particular purpose (such as housing or industry) on an area of land
▪ a council estate [=buildings built by a local government council] — see also industrial estate 4 [count] Brit : estate car, station wagon 5 [noncount] formal : a particular state or condition
▪ the estate [=state] of matrimony
▪ His estate is worth millions of dollars.
b : the things left by someone who has died
▪ He inherited the estate from his parents.
▪ a country estate ▪ the grounds of the estate — see also real estate
▪ a council estate [=buildings built by a local government council] — see also industrial estate
▪ the estate [=state] of matrimony
— see also fourth estate
