third estate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /θɜrd i-ˈstāt/
- /θɜːd ɪˈsteɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /θɜrd i-ˈstāt/

Definitions of third estate words

noun third estate the third of the three estates or political orders: the commons in France or England. Compare estate (def 5). 1
noun third estate 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 0

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Origin of third estate

First appearance:

before 1595

One of the 38% oldest English words

First recorded in 1595-1605

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Parts of speech for Third estate

noun

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

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third estate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for third estate

noun third estate

bourgeoisie — In Marxist theory, the bourgeoisie are the middle-class people who own most of the wealth in a capitalist system.
commonality — Commonality is used to refer to a feature or purpose that is shared by two or more people or things.
commonalty — the ordinary people as distinct from those with authority, rank, or title, esp when considered as a political and social unit or estate of the realm

All 3 Synonyms of third estate