estatesystem
nounUK /ɪˈsteɪt ˌsɪstəm/
US /ɪˈsteɪt ˌsɪstəm/
A big group of houses and land that one person or family owns and controls.
The old estate system meant the lord owned all the land and the farmers worked it.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A way of organizing and managing large areas of land and the buildings on them.
The estate system on the island includes farms, forests, and a big house.
3. A historical way of owning land where a few rich people controlled most of it.
In the past, the estate system gave all the power to the landowners.
4. The set of rules for how a large property is passed down and run.
Their family wrote an estate system to decide who runs the farm next.