Background
Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.
Estate and background are semantically related in inheritance topic. In some cases you can use "Estate" instead a noun "Background".
Estate
Estate noun - A large impressive residence.
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Background and estate are semantically related in inheritance topic. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Estate".
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- Lady Mary originally scorns Matthew as a suitor, even though he's now the heir to her family's fabulous estate, because of his middle-class background.
Source: Unequal Pairing -
One of the early Mission: Impossible episodes had the team trying to figure out who the killer was in an estate by gaslighting the suspect, and there were bees everywhere in the background.
Source: Bee Bee Gun -
Black Sheep: In episode 3, Sir Iain delivers some background information about James's estranged brother, Prince David, who "lives in a little cottage these days, miles from anywhere." Apparently he got divorced, then lost his whole estate after his business went bankrupt.
Source: Series / The Palace
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