third estate
Example Sentences
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And now the fencing has come to the Supreme Court, to the third estate.
From Washington Post • May 10, 2022
The term had a special resonance with his Francophone audience because it recalled the third estate, “tiers-état,” of the French Revolution.
From Time • Aug. 26, 2015
The woman’s rights movement has very few adherents in the third estate, and it is exactly the women of this estate that ought to be the natural supporters of the movement.
From The Modern Woman's Rights Movement A Historical Survey by Schirmacher, Kaethe
In spite of the king's commands the representatives of the third estate refused to organize themselves in the old way as a separate order.
From An Introduction to the History of Western Europe by Robinson, James Harvey
The representatives of the third estate declare themselves a 'National Assembly.'
From An Introduction to the History of Western Europe by Robinson, James Harvey
