English Explanatory Dictionary

second estate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

second estate

Etymology

See etymology at fourth estate.

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