Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete form of
estate .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Estate; state.
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Examples
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Assuming of course you’re in astate that votes today as I am.
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Chris Travers: Biological weapons seem scary but I fail to see how biological weapons could be used except those which would be developed by astate.
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The connection to education is Section 9 of the Utah Enabling Act, which made Utah astate:
The Volokh Conspiracy » Can a State Use Eminent Domain to Take Federal Land? 2010
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J. Aldridge: Neither did Bingham thru 1866 – 1871 and only for US citizens, not citizens of astate.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Despite High Court Skepticism, Advocates Defend Privileges Clause Push” 2010
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Tho Zarkov has a point re: “when you live in a nutcase of astate.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Some Strange Consequences of Public Accommodations Laws 2010
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Chris Travers: Biological weapons seem scary but I fail to see how biological weapons could be used except those which would be developed by astate.
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Tho Zarkov has a point re: “when you live in a nutcase of astate.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Some Strange Consequences of Public Accommodations Laws 2010
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Apparently, the steward of the combined household, John Shelton, insisted that Elizabeth preside over the main meal "euery day at the bord of astate" (board of estate or high table) .141 Bryan understood that, in this case, the politics of ostentation might be harmful to the three-year-old Elizabeth, who would be unable to resist the "dyvers metes" and other rich foods laid out in the great hall.
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Aldridge: Neither did Bingham thru 1866–1871 and only for US citizens, not citizens of astate.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Despite High Court Skepticism, Advocates Defend Privileges Clause Push” 2010
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The connection to education is Section 9 of the Utah Enabling Act, which made Utah astate:
The Volokh Conspiracy » Can a State Use Eminent Domain to Take Federal Land? 2010
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