plural of life estate

(law) An estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party, and for which ownership will revert to another upon the death of that party.

(law) A life estate.

A tax based on the value of the property of a deceased person, and charged on the personal representatives of the deceased.

(law) Any portion of the testator's estate that is not specifically devised to someone in the will, or any property that is part of such a specific devise that fails (for example, due to the death of the intended beneficiary preceding that of the testator).

plural of residuary estate

A housing estate planned and built for the rehousing of people from decaying inner city areas, usually as part of the process of slum clearance.

Referring or relating to real estate.

(originally) The caste of commoners in France prior to 1789. / (by extension) The commoners, collectively, in any society. / (politics) The House of Commons.

(UK) station wagon