first estate

noun

often capitalized F&E

: the first of the traditional political estates

specifically : clergy

a nation in which the first estate had long held a privileged position

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of first estate was in 1935

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“First estate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20estate. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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