Estate Of The Realm
Of Great Britain, France, class and state. May also be referred to as estate and the three estates.
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.
This concept's ID is @1~43900
France
- first estate
The clergy in France and the heads of the church in Britain.
- second estate
The nobility in France and the peerage in Britain.
- third estate
The common people.
Also contains
- fourth estate
The press, including journalists, newspaper writers, photographers.