third estate
NounSynonyms:
Commons
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- the common peopleSynonyms: CommonsType of estate of the realm, estate
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Third estate
. (a) In England, the commons, or the commonalty, who are represented in Parliament by the House of Commons. (b) In France, the tiers état. See Tiers état.
From the entry Third.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54