estre

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noun

The indoor layout or plan of a castle.

OriginOld French estre →
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Meanings

nounestre (plural estres)

plural estres

  1. archaicobsoleteThe indoor layout or plan of a castle.

    "And tomorrow, Cor," he added, "shalt come over all the castle with me and see the estres and mark all its strength and weakness: for it will be thine to guard when I'm gone."

    1954, C. S. Lewis, chapter 15, in The Horse and His Boy, page 239

Origin

  1. Old Frenchestre“state, plan”
  2. Englishestre

From Old French estre (“state, plan”). Cognate with some forms of be (including am, is and are).

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Cite this entry
APA

estre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estre

MLA

“estre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estre. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “estre,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estre.

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