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first estate

first estate noun: the caste of clergy in medieval and early modern society, and in particular in France prior to 1789, as distinct from the nobility and the commoners.

Noun

first estate

  1. The caste of clergy in medieval and early modern society, and in particular in France prior to 1789, as distinct from the nobility and the commoners.

Synonyms of first estate

Questions about first estate

What does first estate mean?
First estate means the caste of clergy in medieval and early modern society, and in particular in France prior to 1789, as distinct from the nobility and the commoners.
What part of speech is first estate?
First estate is a noun.

Words near first estate in the dictionary

  1. first e-rights
  2. first edition
  3. first editions
  4. first eleven
  5. First Empire
  6. first estate
  7. first exit time
  8. first exit times
  9. first families
  10. first family
  11. first fiddle

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