Webster's Dictionary 1913

3376

Estate

Es‐tate″ (ĕs‐tāt″), n. [OF. estat, F. état, L. status, fr. stare to stand. See Stand, and cf. State.] 1. Settled condition or form of existence; state; condition or circumstance...

3377

Estate (2)

Es‐tate″, v. t. 1. To establish. Beau. & Fl.2. Tom settle as a fortune. Shak.3. To endow with an estate.Then would I...Estate them with large land and territory. Tennyson.

3378

Estatlich

{ Es‐tat″lich (?), Es″tat‐ly (?), } a. Stately; dignified. Chaucer.

3379

Esteem

Es‐teem″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Esteemed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Esteeming.] [F. estimer, L. aestimare, aestumare, to value, estimate; perh. akin to Skr. ish to seek, strive, and E...

3380

Esteem (2)

Es‐teem″, v. i. To form an estimate; to have regard to the value; to consider.We ourselves esteem not of that obedience, or love, or gift, which is of force. Milton.

3381

Esteem (3)

Es‐teem″, n. [Cf. F. estime. See Esteem, v. t.] 1. Estimation; opinion of merit or value; hence, valuation; reckoning; price.Most dear in the esteemAnd poor in worth! Shak.I wil...

3382

Esteemable

Es‐teem″a‐ble (?), a. Worthy of esteem; estimable. “Esteemable qualities.” Pope.

3383

Esteemer

Es‐teem″er (?), n. One who esteems; one who sets a high value on any thing.The proudest esteemer of his own parts. Locke.

3384

Ester

Es″ter (?), n.(Chem.) An ethereal salt, or compound ether, consisting of an organic radical united with the residue of any oxygen acid, organic or inorganic; thus the natural fa...

3385

Esthesiometer (2)

Es‐the′si‐om″e‐ter (?), n. Same as Æsthesiometer.

3386

Esthete

Es″thete (?), n.; Es‐thet″ic (�), a., Es‐thet″ic‐al (�), a., Es‐thet″ics (�), n. etc. Same as Æsthete, Æsthetic, Æsthetical, Æsthetics, etc.

3387

Estiferous

Es‐tif″er‐ous (?), a. [L. aestifer; aestus fire + ferre to bear.] Producing heat. Smart.

3388

Estimable

Es″ti‐ma‐ble (?), a. [F. estimable, or L. aestimabilis. See Esteem.] 1. Capable of being estimated or valued; as, estimable damage. Paley..2. Valuable; worth a great price.A pou...

3389

Estimable (2)

Es″ti‐ma‐ble (?), n. A thing worthy of regard.One of the peculiar estimables of her country. Sir T. Browne.

3390

Estimableness

Es″ti‐ma‐ble‐ness, n. The quality of deserving esteem or regard.

3391

Estimably

Es″ti‐ma‐bly, adv. In an estimable manner.

3392

Estimate

Es″ti‐mate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Estimated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Estimating (?).] [L. aestimatus, p. p. of aestimare. See Esteem, v. t.] 1. To judge and form an opinion of the v...

3393

Estimate (2)

Es″ti‐mate (?), n. A valuing or rating by the mind, without actually measuring, weighing, or the like; rough or approximate calculation; as, an estimate of the cost of a buildin...

3394

Estimation

Es′ti‐ma″tion (?), n. [L. aestimatio, fr. aestimare: cf. F. estimation. See Esteem, v. t.] 1. The act of estimating. Shak.2. An opinion or judgment of the worth, extent, or quan...

3395

Estimative

Es″ti‐ma‐tive (?), a. [Cf. F. estimatif.] 1. Inclined, or able, to estimate; serving for, or capable of being used in, estimating.We find in animals an estimative or judicial fa...

3396

Estimator

Es″ti‐ma′tor (?), n. [L. aestimator.] One who estimates or values; a valuer. Jer. Taylor.

3397

Estival

Es″ti‐val (?), a., Es″ti‐vate (�), v. i., Es′ti‐va″tion (�), n. Same as Æstival, Æstivate, etc.

3398

Estoile

‖Es′toile″ (?), n.(Her.) A six-pointed star whose rays are wavy, instead of straight like those of a mullet. [Written also étoile.]Estoile of eight points, a star which has four...

3399

Estop

Es‐top″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Estophed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Estopping.] [OF. estoper to stop, plug, close, F. étouper, LL. stuppare to close with tow, obstruct, fr. L. stuppa t...

3400

Estoppel

Es‐top″pel (?), n. [From Estop.] (Law) (a) A stop; an obstruction or bar to one's alleging or denying a fact contrary to his own previous action, allegation, or denial; an admis...

3401

Estovers

Es‐to″vers (ĕs‐tō″vẽrz), n. pl. [OF. estoveir, estovoir, necessary, necessity, need, prop. an infin. meaning to suit, be fit, be necessary. See Stover.] (Law) Necessaries or sup...

3402

Estrade

Es′trade″ (ā̍s′trȧd″), n. [F., fr. Sp. estrado, orig., a carpet on the floor of a room, also, a carpeted platform, fr. L. stratum bed covering. See Stratum.] (Arch.) A portion o...