The phrase "three estates" as applied to the English constitution at present is, in fact, misleading.
If the King of England be One of the Three Estates, then the Lords and Commons are two Thirds of the King of England.
First, the King is One of the Three Estates; Secondly, the Sovereign Power is in the People.
The Parliament of 1363 speaks of the "three estates," but we know that there were present only the "prelati et proceres" of the realm.
The first instance of the occurrence of the term the "three Estates" (tres communitates) in the acts belongs to the year 1357.
The Answer given the Ambassadors, was, That what they demanded was most just; and accordingly a Council of the Three Estates was summon'd.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "three estates" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
