English Explanatory Dictionary

first estate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

first estate

Synonyms

spirituality spiritualty third sex clergy first estate
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