noble estates
Lords' inherited lands
Noble estates refers to the hereditary ranks of aristocracy within a society—dukes, earls, barons, and similar titled classes who traditionally held land, privilege, and political power.
The term also appears in historical contexts describing the formal divisions of society, as in France's three estates: clergy, nobility, and commoners.
The noble estates resisted reforms that threatened their ancient privileges.
- demesneLord's private estate
- fiefdomFeudal territory under lord
- lord of the manorFeudal estate holder
- chateauFrench country mansion
- entailedRequired by necessity
title deed · serfdom · castle · duke · hereditary titles · seigneurial rights · aristocracy · vassalage · peerage · estate grounds · hunting grounds · feudalism · primogeniture · tenant farming · great hall · family seat · noblesse oblige · overlordship
noble estatescommons
Shared community resources
commoners · clergy · bourgeoisie · the people
noble estateshovels
Squalid, cramped dwellings
slums · small farms · crofts · cramped quarters · common land