the Three Estates (of the Realm)

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• estates of the realm — The lords spiritual, the lords temporal, and the commons of Great Britain. 1 Bl. Comm. 153. Sometimes called the three estates. Inasmuch as the lords spiritual had no separate assembly or negative in their political capacity, some authorities… …   Black's law dictionary

• estates of the realm — The lords spiritual, the lords temporal, and the commons of Great Britain. 1 Bl. Comm. 153. Sometimes called the three estates. Inasmuch as the lords spiritual had no separate assembly or negative in their political capacity, some authorities… …   Black's law dictionary

• the estates of the realm — 1. The three divisions of the body politic, Lords Spiritual, Lords Temporal and Commons 2. Often misused for the legislature, ie king, lords and commons 3. The ancient parliament of Scotland consisted of the king and the three estates, ie (1)… …   Useful english dictionary

• Estates of the realm — Cleric, Knight, and Workman : the three estates in a French medieval illumination The Estates of the realm were the broad social orders of the hierarchically conceived society, recognized in the Middle Ages and Early Modern period in Christian… …   Wikipedia

• estates of the realm — One of the two constituent parts of parliament, consisting of the lords spiritual, the lords temporal and the commons, the other part being the king. The king and these three estates form the great corporation or body politic of the kingdom, of… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• the three estates — noun 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 • Syn: ↑estate of the realm, ↑estate • Regions:… …   Useful english dictionary

• estate of the realm — noun 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 • Syn: ↑estate, ↑the three estates • Regions:… …   Useful english dictionary

• Estates-General — [ə stāts′ jen′ər əl, istāts′jen′ər əl] n. STATES GENERAL (sense 1) * * * Es·tates Gen·er·al (ĭ stātsʹjĕnʹər əl) pl.n. See States General.   [Translation of French états généraux.] * * * ▪ French history a …   Universalium

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• The Counter-Reformation —     The Counter Reformation     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Counter Reformation     The subject will be considered under the following heads:     I. Significance of the term II. Low ebb of Catholic fortunes III. St. Ignatius and the Jesuits,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Estates General — French Hist. the States General. * * * or States General French États Généraux. In pre Revolutionary France, the representative assembly of the three estates or orders of the realm: the clergy and the nobility (both privileged minorities) as well …   Universalium