French Tiers tat, in French history, with the nobility and the clergy, one of the three orders into which members were divided in the pre-Revolutionary Estates-General (q.v.); it represented the great majority of the people, and its transformation into a National Assembly in June 1789 marked the beginning of the French Revolution.
THIRD ESTATE
Meaning of THIRD ESTATE in English
Britannica English vocabulary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012