"estate of the realm" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

domain region:
- britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
- france, french republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
is a type of: class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum - people having the same social, economic, or educational status
subtypes:
- first estate, lords spiritual - the clergy in France and the heads of the church in Britain
- lords temporal, second estate - the nobility in France and the peerage in Britain
- commons, third estate - the common people
- fourth estate - the press, including journalists, newspaper writers, photographers
is a part of: body politic, commonwealth, country, land, nation, res publica, state - a politically organized body of people under a single government

same as: estate, the three estates