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the three estates

DEFINITIONS OF: the three estates

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n a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights

Synonyms:
estate, estate of the realm
Types:
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Lords Spiritual, first estate
the clergy in France and the heads of the church in Britain
Lords Temporal, second estate
the nobility in France and the peerage in Britain
Commons, third estate
the common people
fourth estate
the press, including journalists, newspaper writers, photographers
Type of:
class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum
people having the same social, economic, or educational status
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