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, as distinct from the nobility and clergy.
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: Dritter Stand
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: тре́тье сосло́вие n (trétʹje soslóvije)
• Spanish: tercer estamento m
• Thai: ฐานันดรที่สาม

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: Bürgertum (de) n
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: tercer estamento m