the (holy) estate of matrimony

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• estate */*/*/ — UK [ɪˈsteɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms estate : singular estate plural estates 1) British an area where there are many houses, usually built at the same time by the same company. Many estates are owned by local government and have cheap… …   English dictionary

• estate — es|tate [ ı steıt ] noun *** ▸ 1 of dead person ▸ 2 area of buildings ▸ 3 rulers of country ▸ 4 situation or state ▸ 5 station wagon 1. ) count or uncount all the property and money that belongs to someone, especially someone who has just died:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• 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

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• 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

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• estate — /əˈsteɪt / (say uh stayt), /ɛs / (say es ) noun 1. a piece of landed property, especially one of large extent: to have an estate in the country. 2. Law a. an interest in land, traditionally classified either as freehold or of fixable duration, as …  

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