state

/ˈstāt/

Middle English stat, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French estat, from Latin status, from stare to stand

noun

  1. mode or condition of being

  2. condition of mind or temperament

  3. a condition of abnormal tension or excitement

a state of readiness

verb

  1. to set by regulation or authority

  2. to express the particulars of especially in words : report; broadly : to express in words

noun

  1. public monies appropriated by a state government for the partial support or improvement of a public local institution