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estre

estre noun: the indoor layout or plan of a castle.

Noun

estre (plural estres)

  1. (archaic, obsolete) The indoor layout or plan of a castle.
    • "And tomorrow, Cor," he added, "shalt come over all the castle with me and see the estres and mark all its strength and weakness: for it will be thine to guard when I'm gone."1954, C. S. Lewis, chapter 15, in The Horse and His Boy, page 239

Forms of estre

pluralestres

Origin of estre

From Old French estre (“state, plan”). Cognate with some forms of be (including am, is and are).

Questions about estre

What does estre mean?
Estre means the indoor layout or plan of a castle.
What part of speech is estre?
Estre is a noun.
What is the plural of estre?
The plural of estre is estres.

Words near estre in the dictionary

  1. estray
  2. estrayed
  3. estraying
  4. estrays
  5. estrazinol
  6. estre
  7. estreat
  8. estreated
  9. estreating
  10. estreats
  11. Estrela Mountain Dog

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