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estate of the realm

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from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights

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hypernyms (4)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. class
  2. social class
  3. socio-economic class
  4. stratum

hyponyms (7)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. Lords spiritual
  2. Lords temporal
  3. commons
  4. first estate
  5. fourth estate
  6. second estate
  7. third estate

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