How to Spell state
state
state - noun
- Mode or condition of being
- A condition or stage in the physical being of something
- Any of various conditions characterized by definite quantities (as of energy, angular momentum, or magnetic moment) in which an atomic system may exist
- Social position
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"a state of readiness"
Etymology
Middle English stat, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French estat, from Latin status, from stare to stand