State

State [steyt] 1. the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes. 2. the condition of matter with respect to structure, form, constitution, phase, or the like. 3. status, rank, or position in life; station. 4. the style of living befitting a person of wealth and high rank. 5. a particular condition of mind or feeling. 6. an abnormally tense, nervous, or perturbed condition. 7. a politically unified people occupying a definite territory; nation. 8. the territory, or one of the territories, of a government.