(of an estate)
121estate tail — Tail Tail, n. [F. taille a cutting. See {Entail}, {Tally}.] (Law) Limitation; abridgment. Burrill. [1913 Webster] {Estate in tail}, a limited, abridged, or reduced fee; an estate limited to certain heirs, and from which the other heirs are… …
122Estate Freeze — An asset management strategy whereby an estate owner aims to transfer assets to his or her beneficiaries without tax consequence. In most estate freezes, the estate owner transfers assets, usually common stock, to a company in exchange for… …
123Estate — All of the valuable things an individual owns, such as real estate, art collections, collectibles, antiques, jewelry, investments and life insurance. The value of a personal estate usually becomes very important upon the death of the person in… …
124estate — [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… …
125estate — noun 1》 a property consisting of a large house and extensive grounds. ↘a property where coffee, rubber, grapes, or other crops are cultivated. 2》 Brit. an area of land and buildings developed for residential, industrial, or commercial… …
126estate — noun 1) the Knowltons estate Syn: property, grounds, garden(s), park, parkland, land(s), landholding, manor, territory; historical seigneury 2) a coffee estate Syn: plantation, farm …
127estate in expectancy — One which is not yet in possession, but the enjoyment of which is to begin at a future time. An estate giving a present or vested contingent right of future enjoyment. One in which the right to pernancy of the profits is postponed to some future… …
128estate in severalty — /asteyt an sevraltiy/ An estate held by a person in his own right only, without any other person being joined or connected with him in point of interest, during his estate. This is the most common and usual way of holding an estate. 2 Bl.Comm.… …
