noun
the clergy in France and the heads of the church in Britain
• Syn: ↑first estate
• Regions:
↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain, ↑France, ↑French Republic
• Hypernyms: ↑estate of the realm, ↑estate, ↑the three estates
Useful english dictionary. 2012.