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es·tate

estate

 
 
pronunciation:
ih steIt
part of speech: noun
definition 1: a piece of land with a large house on it.
Her family owned a huge estate in Italy.
definition 2: all the property of a person or family; the property left by someone when they die.
After my grandfather died, his estate went to my mother and my uncle.
similar words:
legacy, property