In a general sense, fixedness; a fixed condition; now generally written and pronounced state. She cast us headlong from our high estate.

Condition or circumstances of any person or thing, whether high or low. Luke 1:48.

Rank; quality; . Who hath not heard of the greatness of your estate?/\ .

In law, the interest, or quantity of interest, a man has in lands, tenements, or other effects. Estates are real or personal. Real estate consists in lands or freeholds, which descent to heirs; personal estate consists in chattels or movables, which go to executors and administrators. There are also estates for life, for years, at will.

Fortune; possessions; property in general. He is a man of a great estate. He left his estate unincumbered.

The general business or interest of government; hence, a political body; a commonwealth; a republic. But in this sense, we now use State. Estates, in the plural, dominions; possessions of a prince.

Orders or classes of men in society or government. Herod made a supper for his chief estates. ark 6:21. In Great Britain, the estates of the realm are the king, lords and commons; or rather the lords and commons.

To settle as a fortune.

To establish.