(obsolete) A "person of estate"; a nobleman or noblewoman. [14th-17th c.]
(historical) 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). [from 14th c.]
(law) The nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land. [from 15th c.]
An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership. [from 18th c.]
The landed property owned or controlled by a government or a department of government.
(Britain, automotive) A station wagon; a car with a tailgate (or liftgate) and storage space to the rear of the seating which is coterminous with the passenger compartment (and often extensible into that compartment via folding or removable seating). [from 20th c.]
(obsolete) The state; the general body politic; the common-wealth; the general interest; state affairs.
