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Meanings of third estate in English

The common people.

Usage of third estate in English
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At one of these discussions a third estate came into being.
The Gray Dawn
2
Its leaders were two men, strangers to the third estate, and adopted by it.
History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814
3
What is the shape of it in this third estate?
The Meaning of Truth
4
Mirabeau was shut out from the states-provincial and soon adopted eagerly by the third estate.
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6
5
The nobility, the third estate, the provincial states, and even the clergy, took part in it.
History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814
6
The epoch at which the third estate was to share the sway had at last arrived.
History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814
7
The petty noblesse and the lower provincial clergy had everywhere taken the side of the third estate.
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6
8
The political benefits of the Reformation inured primarily to the king and secondarily to the third estate.
The Age of the Reformation
9
Direct action groups of the " third estate" may transform the political landscape in forthcoming elections.
Russian Roulette: Russia's Economy in Putin's Era
10
When the vote of the third estate was doubled by the States-General of 1789, property was grossly violated.
What is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of ...
11
Legality still stood; the third estate maintained a proud moderation, the border was easily passed, a name was sufficient.
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6
12
As the two privileged classes surrendered their powers to the monarch, the third estate was coming into its own.
The Age of the Reformation
13
These divisions corresponded, as is evident, to our three ancient castes, the clergy, the nobility, and the third estate.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01
14
Neglect of it would be like neglect of the third estate in the history of France for the eighteenth century.
Historical Essays
15
The twenty-six ward-masters, appointed, two from each ward, by the Senate on nomination by the wards, formed the third estate.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1555-66)
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The third estate, which increased daily in strength, wealth, intelligence, and union, was destined to combat and to displace it.
History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814
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