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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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;
[syn: estate of the realm, estate, the three estates]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

the three estates
    n 1: 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 [syn: estate of the realm,
         estate, the three estates]