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• man's estate — The state of manhood • • • Main Entry: ↑estate …   Useful english dictionary

• Estate — Es*tate ([e^]s*t[=a]t ), n. [OF. estat, F. [ e]tat, L. status, fr. stare to stand. See {Stand}, and cf. {State}.] 1. Settled condition or form of existence; state; condition or circumstances of life or of any person; situation. When I came to man …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inc. v. CBS, Inc. — Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inc. v. CBS, Inc. (194 F.3d 1211 (11th Cir. 1999)) is a United States court case that involved a longstanding dispute about the public domain copyright status of Martin Luther King, Jr. s famous speech, known by …   Wikipedia

• estate — [ə stāt′, istāt′] n. [ME & OFr estat, STATE] 1. a) state or condition [to restore the theater to its former estate] b) a condition or stage of life [to come to man s estate] c) status or rank 2 …   English World dictionary

• estate — n. 1 a property consisting of an extensive area of land usu. with a large house. 2 Brit. a modern residential or industrial area with integrated design or purpose. 3 all of a person s assets and liabilities, esp. at death. 4 a property where… …   Useful english dictionary

• estate — /i stayt /, n., v., estated, estating. n. 1. a piece of landed property, esp. one of large extent with an elaborate house on it: to have an estate in the country. 2. Law. a. property or possessions. b. the legal position or status of an owner,… …   Universalium

• Man Ray — For other uses, see Man Ray (disambiguation). Man Ray Man Ray, photographed at Gaite Montparnasse exhibition in Paris by Carl Van Vechten on June 16, 1934 Birth name Emmanuel Radnitzky …   Wikipedia

• estate — [13] Essentially, estate and state are the same word, and originally their meanings were very close (the now archaic ‘reach man’s estate’, for instance, signifies ‘reach the state of manhood’). From the 15th century, however, they began to… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• estate — In the pristine technical sense, the degree, quantity, nature, and extent of interest which a person has in real property. 28 Am J2d Est § 1. Otherwise, a word of several meanings, neither of which imports a legal entity: the property left by a… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• estate — [13] Essentially, estate and state are the same word, and originally their meanings were very close (the now archaic ‘reach man’s estate’, for instance, signifies ‘reach the state of manhood’). From the 15th century, however, they began to… …   Word origins

• man|or — «MAN uhr», noun. 1. (in the Middle Ages) a large estate, part of which was set aside for the lord and the rest divided among his peasants, who paid the owner rent in goods, services, or money. If the lord sold his manor, the peasants or serfs… …   Useful english dictionary