Meaning

3 senses
  1. (singular, singular only)The caste of commoners in France prior to 1789, as distinct from the nobility and clergy.

    Dritter Stand

    тре́тье сосло́виеtrétʹje soslóvije

  2. (broadly, singular, singular only)The commoners, collectively, in any society.

  3. (singular, singular only)The House of Commons.

    Bürgertum

More definitions
  • the common people

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
caste of commoners in France prior to 1789:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
caste of commoners in France prior to 1789:
commoners:

Forms

plural: third estates

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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