third estate

third estate

English

Alternative forms

• the Third Estate

Etymology

French

Noun

the third estate (singular only)

1. (originally) The caste of commoners in France prior to 1789.
2. (by extension) The commoners, collectively, in any society.
3. (politics) The House of Commons.

Translations

caste of commoners in France prior to 1789

Arabic: please add this translation if you can Chinese: Mandarin: 第三等級, 第三等级 (dì-sān děngjí) Danish: tredje stand c Finnish: kolmas sääty

French: tiers état (fr) m German: please add this translation if you can Portuguese: please add this translation if you can Russian: please add this translation if you can Spanish: tercer estamento m

commoners

Arabic: please add this translation if you can Chinese: Mandarin: 平民 (zh) (píngmín) Danish: please add this translation if you can Finnish: kansa (fi), rahvas (fi)

French: peuple (fr) m, populace (fr) f German: please add this translation if you can Portuguese: please add this translation if you can Russian: please add this translation if you can Spanish: tercer estamento m