estate of the realm

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

estate the three estates

Hypernyms

class stratum social class socio-economic class

Hyponyms

commons fourth estate Lords Spiritual second estate Lords Temporal third estate

Examples

The gallery in which the reporters sit has become a fourth estate of the realm. Thomas Babington Macaulay

According to WPV, the media, as the Fourth Estate of the Realm, must not allow itself to be used as a tool that will ignite political, ethnic and religious violence. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

estate in possession estate in reversion estate liquidation estate owner estate planner estate planning