estates

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/ɪsˈteɪts/

A form of estate — The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.

CommonScrabble 7

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of estate

    It has been a long time since new follies were springing up across the great estates of Britain. But the owners of Doddington Hall, in Lincolnshire, have brought the folly into the 21st century, by building a 30ft pyramid in the grounds of the Elizabethan manor.

    2014 September 7, “Doddington's garden pyramid is a folly good show: The owners of a Lincolnshire stately home have brought the folly into the 21st century, by building a 30ft pyramid [print edition: Great pyramid of Lincolnshire, 6 September 2014, p. G2]”, in The Daily Telegraph, London

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APA

estates. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estates

MLA

“estates.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estates. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “estates,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estates.

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