first estate
noun
the first of the three estates: the clergy in France; the Lords Spiritual in England.
Compare estate(def 5).
Origin of first estate
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby first estate
first derivative,
first division,
first down,
first edition,
first empire,
first estate,
first family,
first finger,
first fleet,
first floor,
first four ships
British Dictionary definitions for first estate
first estate
noun
the first of the three estates of the realm, such as the Lords Spiritual in England or the clergy in France until the revolution