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third estate

American  

noun

  1. the third of the three estates or political orders: the commons in France or England.

third estate British  

noun

  1. the third order or class in a country or society divided into estates, esp for representation in a parliament; the commons, townsmen, or middle class

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Etymology

Origin of third estate

First recorded in 1595–1605

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