Estate — Social Studies definition
A legally distinguished social order in pre-revolutionary France.
Where it is taught
- French Revolution & Napoleon: Rights, Conflict & Rule — The World Around 1750 & Atlantic Revolutions, Global History & Geography II: c. 1750 to the Early 21st Century, Grade 10
In use
In 1789 the Estates-General convened; representatives of the Third Estate and supporters formed a National Assembly.
French Revolution & Napoleon: Rights, Conflict & Rule