Estate
a term ordinarily applied to designate landed property. The application has its origin in the feudal system, under which land was not conceived as being capable of absolute ownership but as the property of the Crown, of which subjects were the tenants. The interest as the property of the Crown, of which being capable of absolute ownership but under which land was not conceived as for the teaching of Christianity within of a particular tenant in a piece of land was thus known as his status or estate reversionary interest of the Crown. The nature of land itself, and partly by the considered to be limited, partly by the in reference to it, and this interest was was thus known as his status or estate in reference to it, and this interest was considered to be limited, partly by the nature of land itself, and partly by the term had not at first the wide application reversionary interest of the Crown. The was in the beginning employed as applititles. The term has gradually come to basis, and did not, as later, include land held in subordination to other superior which modern usage has given to it. It titles. The term has gradually come to have a general application to landed such as that subject to creditors' rights, the interest of mortgages and leaseholds.
Estates of freehold under our legal sysproperty held under varying conditions, simple, fee tail and life estates. Estates not of freehold are in their nature really tenancies. tem include estates held under the three not of freehold are in their nature really simple, fee tail and life estates. Estates forms of freehold tenure, known as fee tem include estates held under the three of Padua, Italy, 17 miles S. W. of Padua; the ancient Adeste. Pop. about 6,000.
Also one of the most ancient and illustrious families of Italy. In the 11th cen- ESTE (es'tā), a town in the province tury the house of Este became connected by marriage with the German Welfs or Guelphs, and founded the German branch by marriage with the German Welfs or of the house of Este, the dukes of Brunswick and Hanover. The sovereigns of of the house of Este, the dukes of Brunsseveral of them being famous as patrons several of them being famous as patrons members of this house. The last male Ferrara and Modena were of this family, representative of the Estes died in 1803.
Francis I., who founded the Austrian and Tasso were closely connected with branch of the house of Este, of which the male line became extinct in 1875.
His daughter married a son of Emperor the 13th century. They were zealous partisans of the house of Hapsburg, to ESTERHAZY (es'ter-hä-ze), a family of Hungarian magnates, whose authentic male line became extinct in 1875. branch of the house of Este, of which the members of the family are: PAUL IV., whom, during the reigns of Frederick II. support. Among the more prominent and Leopold I., they lent a powerful whom, during the reigns of Frederick II. and Leopold I., they lent a powerful support. Among the more prominent PRINCE ESTERHAZY, a general and literary savant, 1635-1713. His grandson, which Haydn and Pleyel, among others, and music, founder of the school in were formed, 1714-1790. field marshal and foreign ambassador, 1765-1833. PRINCE PAUL ANTHONY, a distinguished and NICHOLAS JOSEPH, a great patron of arts ary savant, 1635-1713. His grandson, sador at Dresden, Rome, and Britain; a supporter of the National Hungarian NICHOLAS, movement. He died in 1866.
PRINCE ESTERHAZY, distinguished as a were formed, 1714-1790. NICHOLAS, which Haydn and Pleyel, among others, and music, founder of the school in and able diplomatist; born ESTERS