# estate

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪˈsteɪt/ · frequency rank #1,595

## Definitions
1. The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.
2. state; condition.
3. Status, rank.
4. The condition of one's fortunes; prosperity, possessions.
5. A "person of estate"; a nobleman or noblewoman.
6. A major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights (Estates of the realm).
7. The nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land.
8. An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership.
9. The landed property owned or controlled by a government or a department of government.
10. A housing estate.
11. Ellipsis of estate car (“station wagon”).
12. The state; the general body politic; the common-wealth; the general interest; state affairs.
13. An organization's collective information technology resources.

## Etymology
From Middle English estat, from Anglo-Norman estat and Old French estat (French: état), from Latin status. Doublet of state and status.

## Easily confused with
- **estates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/estate-vs-estates)
- **Eustace** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/estate-vs-eustace)
- **estimate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/estate-vs-estimate)
- **escape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/escape-vs-estate)
- **equate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/equate-vs-estate)

## Common misspellings (8)
`esatte`, `esstate`, `estaet`, `estatte`, `esttae`, `esttate`, `etsate`, `setate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/estate