äga — meaning in English

English meaning

• estate noun A large area of land, usually with a big house, owned by one person or family.
• flogging noun A punishment involving repeated whipping or beating.
• have verb To own or possess something.
• own adj Belonging to a particular person; used to stress possession.
• possess verb To have or own something.
• rule noun An official regulation or guideline that governs behaviour or a process.

Senses

äga is used for these senses in English:

• corporal punishment A form of punishment achieved by inflicting physical pain on the offender's body.
• estate An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership. [from 18th c.]
• flogging Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.
• have (transitive) To possess, own.
• own (transitive) To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); to have legal title to; to acquire a property or asset.
• possess To have (something) as, or as if as, an owner; to have, to own.
• rule (slang, intransitive, stative) To excel.

estate — full definition

1. noun A large area of land, usually with a big house, owned by one person or family.
2. noun Everything a person owns — money, property, and possessions — especially as dealt with after their death.
3. noun British: a residential area built as a planned development, or a station wagon-style car (estate car).

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