tiers état
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But the following year, the King having tried to raise the six deniers voted by the assembly of 1313 to twelve, the clergy, nobility, and tiers état combined to resist the extortions of the government.
From Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period by P. L. Jacob
The commons, le tiers état grasped the opportunity, met by themselves, and on June 17, 1789, resolved themselves into a National Assembly, to accomplish the regeneration of France.
From The Spirit of Lafayette by James Mott Hallowell
The triumph of the tiers état was of little consequence, so long as the people, that is to say, all human kind in its widest acceptation, did not prevail.
From History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution by H. T. Ryde
Even in the hall reserved for dignitaries and officials the fare was the same as for us in the tiers état.
From A Tramp's Sketches by Stephen Graham
Proudhon's work Qu'est ce que la propriété? has the same significance for modern political economy as Siéyès' pamphlet: Qu'est ce que le tiers état? has for modern politics.
From Selected Essays by H. J. Stenning
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