Home › Words › E › estreestreestre · noun — the indoor layout or plan of a castle.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom Old French estre (“state, plan”). Cognate with some forms of be (including am, is and are).nounThe indoor layout or plan of a castle.e.g.“"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:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.castlet 59% match — A small castle. vs estre →castlette 57% match — A small castle. vs estre →castellate 56% match — castle-like: built or shaped like a castle. vs estre →castled 55% match — Furnished with castles. vs estre →castle 55% match — A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural features of medieval castles. vs estre →castellar 55% match — Somewhat like a castle. vs estre →castlebuilding 54% match — The construction of castles. vs estre →castlery 54% match — The government of a castle. vs estre →