tiers état

[ tyer zey-ta ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, French.

The tiers etat, of France, were joined by the whole body of inferior clergy with some nobles.

The towns were admitted to the states general, and the citizens of various regions mixed as representatives of the Tiers Etat.

The efforts of the Government to create a rich, intelligent tiers-etat were not attended with much success.

What proportion shall the number of deputies of the Tiers etat bear to those of the Nobles and Clergy?

From the Tiers-Etat they cannot get it, because they are already squeezed to the last drop.

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