Word

the three estates, n.

a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights
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estate estate of the realm the three estates

semantic pointers

hypernym

class, social class, stratum, socio-economic class

part holonym

country, nation, state, commonwealth, land, res publica, body politic

domain of synset (region)

United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain France, French Republic

hyponym

first estate, Lords Spiritual second estate, Lords Temporal third estate, Commons fourth estate