Estafet, Estafette

[Fr. estafette; Sp. estafeta.] A courier; one of a body of couriers in relay. Es'tagel, a town of France, dep. Pyrénées Orient a les, abt. 10 m. from Perpignan. It is famous as the birthplace of Arago, the astronomer. Pop . abt. 2,500. Estaing, (es-tang',) CHARLES HECTOR, COUNT D', a French naval officer, served under Count Lally in India, where he was made prisoner by the English. In the American war of independence he was employed as vice high value upon anything. "The proudest esteemer of his own parts." - Locke. Estella, ( ais - tel'la,) a town of Spain, in Navarre, about Es'timably, adv . In an estimable manner. Es'timate, v. a. [Lat. æstimo, æstimatus. See ESTEEM.] To fix or set a price or money value upon; to judge and form an opinion of the value of; to rate by judgment; to calculate; to reckon; to compute; to rate; to appraise; to appreciate; to value; to prize; to esteem; as, to estimate a man's abilities, to estimate the value of a commodity, to estimate the profits of a commercial venture, . -n. A valuing or rating in the mind; a judgment or opinion of the value, degree, extent, or quantity of anything; valuation; estimation; approximate calculation of the probable cost of any undertaking. Estimation, n. [Fr., from Lat. æstimatio .] Act of estimating or valuing. - Estimate; valuation; appreciation; appraisement; calculation; computation; a reckoning; as, an estimation of distance. Opinion; judgment; notion; esteem; regard; respect; honor. "I know the gentleman... to be of worthy estimation." -Shaks. Es'timative, a. [Fr. estimatif .] Serving or tending to estimate. "We find in animals an estimative or judicial faculty." - Hale. Es'timator, n. [Lat. æstim at or.] One who estimates, computes, or values.