third estate

Meaning

  1. (singular, singular-only) The caste of commoners in France prior to 1789, as distinct from the nobility and clergy.
  2. (broadly, singular, singular-only) The commoners, collectively, in any society.
  3. (singular, singular-only) The House of Commons.

Translations

dritter Stand

tiers état

estado llano

Etymology

French

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