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noun the third estate · Third Estate

  1. singular, singular only The caste of commoners in France prior to 1789, as distinct from the nobility and clergy.
  2. broadly, singular, singular only The commoners, collectively, in any society.
  3. singular, singular only The House of Commons.

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noun commoners

Españoltercer estamento
中文平民 píngmín
Françaispeuple, populace
DeutschBürgertum
Русскийпростонародье prostonarodʹje

noun caste of commoners in France prior to 1789

Españoltercer estamento
中文第三等級 /第三等级 dì-sān děngjí
Françaistiers état
DeutschDritter Stand
Русскийтре́тье сосло́вие trétʹje soslóvije

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@misc{third_estate_2026,
  title = {third estate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/third%20estate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}