ESTATE, es-t[=a]t', _n._ condition or rank: position: property, esp. landed
property: fortune: an order or class of men in the body-politic: (_pl._)
dominions: possessions.--_v.t._ to give an estate to: (_arch._) to bestow
upon.--_n._ ESTATES'MAN, statesman.--MAN'S ESTATE, the state of manhood;
THE ESTATES OF THE REALM are three--Lords Spiritual, Lords Temporal, and
Commons; but often misused for the legislature--king, lords, and
commons.--The ancient parliament of Scotland consisted of the king and the
THREE ESTATES--viz.: (1) archbishops, bishops, abbots, and mitred priors;
(2) the barons and the commissioners of shires and stewartries; (3) the
commissioners from the royal burghs;--in France, the nobles, clergy, and
THIRD ESTATE (_tiers état_) remained separate down to 1789; THE FOURTH
ESTATE, often used humorously for the press. [O. Fr. _estat_ (Fr.
_état_)--L. _status_, a state.]
ESTEEM, es-t[=e]m', _v.t._ to set a high estimate or value on: to regard
with respect or friendship: to consider or think.--_n._ high estimation or
value: favourable regard.--_p.adj._ ESTEEMED', respected.--_adj._
ES'TIMABLE, that can be estimated or valued: worthy of esteem: deserving
our good opinion.--_adv._ ES'TIMABLY.--_v.t._ ES'TIM[=A]TE, to judge of the
worth of a thing: to calculate.--_n._ reputation: a valuing in the mind:
judgment or opinion of the worth or size of anything: a rough calculation:
estimation.--_n._ ESTIM[=A]'TION, act of estimating: a reckoning of value:
esteem, honour: importance: conjecture.--_adj._ ES'TIM[=A]TIVE.--_n._
ES'TIM[=A]TOR.--HOLD IN ESTIMATION, to esteem highly.--THE ESTIMATES,
accounts given before parliament showing the probable expenditure for the
year. [Fr. _estimer_--L. _æstim[=a]re_.]
ESTHETIC, ESTHETICS. See ÆSTHETIC, ÆSTHETICS.
ESTHONIAN, es-th[=o]'ni-an, _adj._ pertaining to _Esthonia_, the most
northerly of the Baltic provinces of Russia, or its population, language,
or customs.--_ns._ ESTH, an Esthonian of the original Finnish stock;
ESTH'LANDER, an Esthonian of the mixed race, in which the German element
preponderates.
ESTIVAL, ESTIVATION. See ÆSTIVAL, ÆSTIVATION.
ESTOP, es-top', _v.t._ to stop or bar: (_law_) to hinder,
preclude:--_pr.p._ estop'ping; _pa.p._ estop'ped.--_ns._ ESTOP'P[=A]GE, the
state of being estopped; ESTOP'PEL, a conclusive admission, which cannot be
denied by the party whom it affects. [O. Fr. _estoper_--_estoupe_--L.
_stuppa_, tow. See STOP.]
ESTOVERS, es-t[=o]'v[.e]rz, _n.pl._ (_law_) necessaries allowed by law, as
wood to a tenant for necessary repairs, &c.--COMMON OF ESTOVERS, the right
of taking necessary wood from another's estate for household use and the
making of implements of industry. [O. Fr. _estovoir_, necessaries.]