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Estate may refer to:
* Estate (law), a term in common law for a persons property, entitlements and obligations
* Estates of the realm, a broad social category in the histories of certain countries
* Estate (house), the grounds surrounding a very large property
** Housing estate, a group of houses built as a single development
* Estate, a brand of major appliances, first from RCA, afterwards from Whirlpool Corporation
* Estate (song), a 1960 Italian song and jazz standard
* Estate (album), a jazz piano album by Michel Petrucciani
* Estate, British terminology for a station wagon
See also
* Estates of the realm
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