Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The estate held by either a tenant in common or a joint tenant.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Joint estate.
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- noun
joint estate
Etymologies
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co- + estate
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Examples
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He had declared that as a coestate of the empire he was determined to defend their rights; that as an ally to the emperor he would support him to the utmost against any attack; and that for the sake of his own dominions he felt himself called upon to resist the progress of French principles and to maintain the balance of power in Europe.
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