a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights
Type | Words |
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Synonyms | estate, the three estates |
Type of | stratum, socio-economic class, class, social class |
Has types | lords temporal, commons, first estate, fourth estate, lords spiritual, second estate, third estate |
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