What does second estate mean?
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sec·ond es·tate
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second estate, Lords Temporalnoun
the nobility in France and the peerage in Britain
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second estate
The second estate refers to the social class or group, typically nobility and aristocracy, in a society that operates under an estate system. It sits above the first estate (clergy or religious leaders) and the third estate (commoners or working class). This term is commonly used when discussing the French society prior to the French Revolution, where the second estate was comprised of the nobility who had special privileges.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of second estate in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of second estate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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