Read full poem →To friends above, from fiends below, the indignant ghost is riven--
From Hell unto a high estate far up within the Heaven--
From grief and groan to a golden throne beside the King of Heaven."
Dictionary Entry
estate
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ɪsˈteɪt/Word FrequencyCommon (5.77)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.
In a Sentence
“Writers often choose estate when discussing complex ideas.”
Published Usage Examples
“Real estate, the title to which is conveyed by deed, as distinguished from other estates in land, is called an _estate of inheritance_.”
“Every assessment made under Asgeesment to this aqt shall constitute a lien upon the estate on which upon estate*.”
This entry also appears in ReadingWillow Year 11 word lists, so students can move between the dictionary and year-level study sets.
Origin
From Old French estat, from Latin status ‘state, condition’.
Common Phrases
. estatetax estateestate realestate personalestate grossestate lifeestate third
Poetry examples for “estate”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Revisit all our tillage land,
And marvel at our strange estate,
For hooded ruin at the gate
