he left a large estate

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• Left — Leave Leave, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Left} (l[e^]ft); p. pr. & vb. n. {Leaving}.] [OE. leven, AS. l?fan, fr. l[=a]f remnant, heritage; akin to lifian, libban, to live, orig., to remain; cf. bel[=i]fan to remain, G. bleiben, Goth. bileiban. [root]119 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• estate — es‧tate [ɪˈsteɪt] noun [countable] 1. PROPERTY a large piece of land in the country, usually with one large house on it and one owner: • The estate consists of the main villa, several outbuildings and barns, a swimming pool, a farm house and an… …   Financial and business terms

• estate — noun 1 land owned by a person/family/organization ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, huge, large, substantial, vast ▪ sprawling ▪ the family mansion and sprawlin …   Collocations dictionary

• estate — 01. When my grandmother died, she left her entire [estate] to charity. 02. In accordance with your late father s wishes, we have divided his [estate] equally amongst his grandchildren. 03. The multi millionaire left his entire [estate] to a… …   Grammatical examples in English

• Estate tax in the United States — This article is about Estate tax in the United States. For other countries, see Inheritance tax. Part of a series on Taxation Taxation in the United States …   Wikipedia

• estate — /I steIt/ noun 1 (C) BrE an area where houses or buildings of a similar type have all been built together in a planned way: council/industrial/housing etc estate: Rachel was brought up on a bleak post war council estate in Liverpool. 2 (singular) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• estate — es|tate W2S2 [ıˈsteıt] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: estat; STATE1] 1.) [singular] law all of someone s property and money, especially everything that is left after they die sb s estate ▪ The property is part of the deceased s estate …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• estate — I. noun Etymology: Middle English estat, from Anglo French more at state Date: 13th century 1. state, condition 2. social standing or rank especially of a high order 3. a social or political class; specifically one of the great classes (as the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Izmaylovo Estate — ( ru. Усадьба Измайлово) was a country residence of the House of Romanov built in the reign of Alexis I of Russia. Originally located 7 kilometers east of Moscow s city limits, it became part of the expanding city in the 20th century. Its… …   Wikipedia

• Real estate economics — is the application of economic techniques to real estate markets. It tries to describe, explain, and predict patterns of prices, supply, and demand. The closely related fields of housing economics is narrower in scope, concentrating on… …   Wikipedia

• Thorntoun house and estate — Thorntoun School was opened by Barnardo s in September 1971 for children with emotional difficulties aged 11 to 16 years. The school closed in 1990 and Thorntoun is now a Nursing Home. The complex lies between the villages of Springside (North… …   Wikipedia