1 Keep in mind that some states also impose their own state inheritance or estate taxes. California, however, has no state inheritance or estate tax.  The ability to give away more at death without paying federal estate tax may make some of you more comfortable with the idea of making larger gifts during your lifetime.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Piazza. A piazza is a city square in Italy, Malta, along the Dalmatian coast and in surrounding regions. The term is roughly equivalent to the Spanish plaza. In Ethiopia, it is used to refer to a part of a city.
1. (Astronomy) a circle of light around a luminous body, usually the moon. 2. (Astronomy) Also called: aureole the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere, visible as a faint halo during a solar eclipse. 3. (Architecture) architect the flat vertical face of a cornice just above the soffit. 4. something resembling a corona or halo.