estate

project (in British sense):

a usually public housing development consisting of houses or apartments built and arranged according to a single plan.

Origin:

1175–1225; Middle English estat<Middle French; cognate with Provençal estat. See state. British dictionary: C13: from Old French estat, from Latin status condition, state. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use of estate: Noun: 13th century. Adjective: 1978. History and Etymology for estate: Noun: Middle English estat, from Anglo-French — more at state. —Merriam-Webster.

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Added: 26 August 2020 {12:13 PM}