Definition of estate

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Estate (n.) Social standing or rank; quality; dignity.

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Vest :: Vest (v. i.) To come or descend; to be fixed; to take effect, as a title or right; -- followed by in; as, upon the death of the ancestor, the estate, or the right to the estate, vests in the heir at law..
Humblehead :: Humblehead (n.) Humble condition or estate; humility.
Taluk :: Taluk (n.) A large estate; esp., one constituting a revenue district or dependency the native proprietor of which is responsible for the collection and payment of the public revenue due from it..
Land :: Land (n.) Any ground, soil, or earth whatsoever, as meadows, pastures, woods, etc., and everything annexed to it, whether by nature, as trees, water, etc., or by the hand of man, as buildings, fences, etc.; real estate..
Estate :: Estate (v. t.) To establish.
Contingent :: Contingent (a.) Dependent for effect on something that may or may not occur; as, a contingent estate..
Fief :: Fief (n.) An estate held of a superior on condition of military service; a fee; a feud. See under Benefice, n., 2..
Fortune :: Fortune (n.) Wealth; large possessions; large estate; riches; as, a gentleman of fortune..
Restate :: Restate (v. t.) To state anew.
Tenure :: Tenure (n.) The act or right of holding, as property, especially real estate..
Spendthrift :: Spendthrift (n.) One who spends money profusely or improvidently; a prodigal; one who lavishes or wastes his estate. Also used figuratively.
Presentment :: Presentment (n.) The official notice (formerly required to be given in court) of the surrender of a copyhold estate.
Reconvey :: Reconvey (v. t.) To transfer back to a former owner; as, to reconvey an estate..
Limitation :: Limitation (v. t.) A settling of an estate or property by specific rules.
Paterfamilias :: Paterfamilias (n.) The head of a family; in a large sense, the proprietor of an estate; one who is his own master..
Re-demption :: Re-demption (n.) The liberation of an estate from a mortgage, or the taking back of property mortgaged, upon performance of the terms or conditions on which it was conveyed; also, the right of redeeming and reentering upon an estate mortgaged. See Equity of redemption, under Equity..
Surrogate :: Surrogate (n.) In some States of the United States, an officer who presides over the probate of wills and testaments and yield the settlement of estates..
Beneficial :: Beneficial (a.) Receiving, or entitled to have or receive, advantage, use, or benefit; as, the beneficial owner of an estate..
Release :: Release (n.) A giving up or relinquishment of some right or claim; a conveyance of a man's right in lands or tenements to another who has some estate in possession; a quitclaim.
Merger :: Merger (n.) An absorption of one estate, or one contract, in another, or of a minor offense in a greater..
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