third estate
the third of the three estates or political orders: the commons in France or England.: Compare estate (def. 5).
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How to use third estate in a sentence
Sieyès preferred to stand for the third estate at Paris, where he was elected last of all the candidates.
Lectures on the French Revolution | John Emerich Edward Dalberg-ActonOn the third day the third estate finds itself alone in the great hall.
Talleyrand | Joseph McCabeThus do they interpret in their own way and in their own terms the double representation accorded to the Third-Estate.
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 2 (of 6) | Hippolyte A. TaineAs the Third-Estate, it must be noted, is the sole class making and saving money, nearly all these creditors belong it.
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 1 (of 6) | Hippolyte A. Taine"The simplicity of English customs," and the customs of the Third-Estate seem to them better adapted to ordinary life.
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 1 (of 6) | Hippolyte A. Taine
British Dictionary definitions for third estate
the third order or class in a country or society divided into estates, esp for representation in a parliament; the commons, townsmen, or middle class
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