Estates of the realm
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| [[Legislature|Legislative]] bodies or advisory bodies to a [[monarchy|monarch]] were traditionally grouped along lines of these ''estates'', with the monarch above all three estates. Meetings of the estates of the realm became early legislative and judicial [[parliament]]s (see [[The States]]). Two medieval parliaments derived their name from the estates of the realm: the primarily [[tricameral]] [[French States-General|Estates-General]] ({{lang-fr|États-Généraux}}) of the [[Kingdom of France]] (the analogue to the [[bicameral]] [[Parliament of England]] but with no [[constitution]]al tradition of vested powers: the [[French monarchy]] remaining [[absolute monarchy|absolute]]); and the [[unicameral]] [[Estates of Parliament]], also known as the Three Estates ({{lang-sco|Thrie Estaitis}}), the parliament of the [[Kingdom of Scotland]] (which had more power over the [[Scottish monarchy|monarch]] than the French assembly, but less than the English one), and its sister institution the [[Convention of Estates of Scotland]]. | [[Legislature|Legislative]] bodies or advisory bodies to a [[monarchy|monarch]] were traditionally grouped along lines of these ''estates'', with the monarch above all three estates. Meetings of the estates of the realm became early legislative and judicial [[parliament]]s (see [[The States]]). Two medieval parliaments derived their name from the estates of the realm: the primarily [[tricameral]] [[French States-General|Estates-General]] ({{lang-fr|États-Généraux}}) of the [[Kingdom of France]] (the analogue to the [[bicameral]] [[Parliament of England]] but with no [[constitution]]al tradition of vested powers: the [[French monarchy]] remaining [[absolute monarchy|absolute]]); and the [[unicameral]] [[Estates of Parliament]], also known as the Three Estates ({{lang-sco|Thrie Estaitis}}), the parliament of the [[Kingdom of Scotland]] (which had more power over the [[Scottish monarchy|monarch]] than the French assembly, but less than the English one), and its sister institution the [[Convention of Estates of Scotland]]. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *''[[Ane Pleasant Satyre of the Thrie Estaitis]]'' | ||
| + | *[[Communalism before 1800]] | ||
| + | *[[Fifth Estate]] | ||
| + | *[[Fourth Estate]] | ||
| + | *[[Social class]] | ||
| + | *[[The States]] | ||
| + | *[[Third World]] (coined by demograph [[Alfred Sauvy]] in 1952 in reference to the French Third Estate and Sieyès' famous saying) | ||
| + | *''[[The Canterbury Tales]]'' (the division of society into three estates is one of the key themes) | ||
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The Estates of the realm were the broad divisions of society, usually distinguishing nobility, clergy, and commoners recognized in the Middle Ages and later in some parts of Europe. While various realms inverted the order of the first two, commoners were universally tertiary, and often further divided into burghers (also known as bourgeoisie) and peasants, and in some regions, there also was a population outside the estates. An estate was usually inherited and based on occupation, similar to a caste.
Legislative bodies or advisory bodies to a monarch were traditionally grouped along lines of these estates, with the monarch above all three estates. Meetings of the estates of the realm became early legislative and judicial parliaments (see The States). Two medieval parliaments derived their name from the estates of the realm: the primarily tricameral Estates-General (Template:Lang-fr) of the Kingdom of France (the analogue to the bicameral Parliament of England but with no constitutional tradition of vested powers: the French monarchy remaining absolute); and the unicameral Estates of Parliament, also known as the Three Estates (Template:Lang-sco), the parliament of the Kingdom of Scotland (which had more power over the monarch than the French assembly, but less than the English one), and its sister institution the Convention of Estates of Scotland.
See also
- Ane Pleasant Satyre of the Thrie Estaitis
- Communalism before 1800
- Fifth Estate
- Fourth Estate
- Social class
- The States
- Third World (coined by demograph Alfred Sauvy in 1952 in reference to the French Third Estate and Sieyès' famous saying)
- The Canterbury Tales (the division of society into three estates is one of the key themes)
