second estate
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of second estate
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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This second estate, an extension of land seized by King Henry III in 1265, encompasses 45,000 acres in England and Wales.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2023
Durazo's second estate, in the Pacific resort town of Zihuatanejo, dubbed "the Parthenon," features decorative fountains, statues and marble-and-gold bathrooms.
From Time Magazine Archive
Yes, my wife first taught me the knowledge of God, in the second estate, and opened to me the beauties of our Fathers' great plan.
From Added Upon A Story by Anderson, Nephi
F. What was the second estate seen in the vision?
From The Rocky Island and Other Similitudes by Wilberforce, Samuel
Having kept his second estate, and filled the measure of his responsibilities in the flesh, he passes the veil of death, and enters a third estate, or probationary sphere.
From Key to the Science of Theology by Pratt, Parley P.
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