Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

third estate

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.70 in modern English

Syllables: third es-tate
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The caste of commoners in France prior to 1789, as distinct from the nobility and clergy.

noun

The commoners, collectively, in any society.

noun

The House of Commons.

Etymology

French

Inflected Forms

the third estate (canonical)

Synonyms

commons

Questions

What does third estate mean?: The caste of commoners in France prior to 1789, as distinct from the nobility and clergy.
Where does third estate come from?: French

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