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/θərd ɪstˈeɪt/ Listen

adjective

Third adj.

Next after the second; coming after two others; the ordinal of three; as, the third hour in the day. "The third night."

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

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 état. See Tiers etat.

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.

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"Third estate" Quotes from Famous Books

... those of his brother, who hates the Austrian. The Count d'Artois, formerly the only friend of Marie Antoinette in the royal family, deserted her when the queen took ground against the view of the king's brothers in favor of the double representation of the Third Estate, and persuaded her husband to comply with the wishes of the nation and call together the States-General. He has gone over to the camp of her enemies, and rages against the queen, because she is inclined to favor the wishes of the people. ...

— Marie Antoinette And Her Son • Louise Muhlbach