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Estate
may have a number of meanings:
Estate
is a term used in
common law
to signify the total of a person's
property
, entitlements and
obligations
.
Estate
may mean the grounds surrounding any very large property, such as a
country house
or
mansion
.
An
Estate
(mostly
UK
) refers to a defined area of housing in a common style.
An
estate
car
in
British English
is a
car body style
also known (
US
) as a
Station wagon
.
Volvo
is particularly known for its estate cars.
One of the
Estates of the realm
, such as the
Third Estate
. The
Press
is often referred to as the
Fourth Estate
.
Estates-General
may refer to one or more
parliaments
.
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