The Three Estates — synonyms, definition

1. the three estates (Noun) Brit

estate estate of the realm

the three estates (Noun) — 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.

class social class socio-economic class stratum Commons Lords Spiritual Lords Temporal first estate fourth estate second estate third estate body politic commonwealth country land nation res publica state