estates of the realm
estates of the realm 王国境内的诸阶层 有时也称「三个等级」〔three estates〕，指议会中按地位划分的三个群体，在中世纪欧洲，他们分别是教士、贵族和平民。在14世纪以前的英格兰，这三个等级为牧师、贵族和骑士。现在这三种人为神职贵族、世俗贵族和平民，前两者在法律实践中被统称为贵族。
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ESTATES OF THE REALM
estates of the realm
estates of the realm. 1. The lords spiritual, the lords temporal, and the commons of Great Britain. — Also termed the three estates. 2. In feudal Europe, the clergy, nobles, and commons. • Because the lords spiritual had no separate assembly or negative in their political capacity, some authorities reduce the estates in Great Britain
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