the three estates (of the realm)
1estates 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… …
2estates 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… …
3the 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)… …
4Estates 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… …
5estates 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… …
6the 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:… …
7estate 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:… …
8Estates-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 …
9The Caucasian Chalk Circle — Written by Bertolt Brecht Date premiered 1948 Place premiered Carleton College, Minnesota, USA Original language …
10The 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,… …
