third estates

/TH ER1 D IH0 S T EY0 T S/
noun
  1. 1

    (by extension) The commoners, collectively, in any society.

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    (politics) The House of Commons.

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