Third estate

Third estate
Third Third (th[~e]rd), a. [OE. thirde, AS. [thorn]ridda, fr. [thorn]r[=i], [thorn]re['o], three; akin to D. derde third, G. dritte, Icel. [thorn]ri[eth]i, Goth. [thorn]ridja, L. tertius, Gr. tri`tos, Skr. t[.r]t[=i]ya. See {Three}, and cf. {Riding} a jurisdiction, {Tierce}.] 1. Next after the second; coming after two others; -- the ordinal of three; as, the third hour in the day. ``The third night.'' --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

2. Constituting or being one of three equal parts into which anything is divided; as, the third part of a day. [1913 Webster]

{Third estate}. (a) In England, the commons, or the commonalty, who are represented in Parliament by the House of Commons. (b) In France, the tiers ['e]tat. See {Tiers ['e]tat}.

{Third order} (R. C. Ch.), an order attached to a monastic order, and comprising men and women devoted to a rule of pious living, called the third rule, by a simple vow if they remain seculars, and by more solemn vows if they become regulars. See {Tertiary}, n., 1.

{Third person} (Gram.), the person spoken of. See {Person}, n., 7.

{Third sound}. (Mus.) See {Third}, n., 3. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • third estate — Synonyms and related words: bourgeoisie, common people, common run, common sort, commonage, commonality, commonalty, commoners, commons, laborers, linendrapers, lower classes, lower middle class, lower orders, lumpen proletariat, middle class,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • third estate — the third of the three estates or political orders: the commons in France or England. Cf. estate (def. 5). [1595 1605] * * * French Tiers État In French history, one of the three orders (with the nobility and the clergy) of the Estates General… …   Universalium

  • third estate — noun the common people • Syn: ↑Commons • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • third estate — noun Usage: often capitalized T&E Date: 1604 the third of the traditional political orders; specifically the commons …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • third estate — noun a) The caste of commoners in France prior to 1789. b) The commoners, collectively, in any society …   Wiktionary

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