单词 | the estates of the realm |
释义 | > as lemmasthe (three) estates of the realm a. the (three) estates of the realm (see 6) has often been misused to denote the three powers whose concurrence is necessary for legislation, viz. the Crown, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.Perhaps Aylmer (quot. 1559) took the word in sense 8, as he argues that the three forms of government, monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy, are united in the English constitution. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the state > [noun] > part of > collectively states1399 the (three) estates of the realm1559 1559 J. Aylmer Harborowe sig. H3 In the parliament hous..you shal find these .3. estats. The King or Quene, which representeth the Monarche. The noble men, which be the Aristocratie. And the Burgesses and Knights the Democratie. 1648 Duke of Ormonde Articles of Peace 35 The three estates of King, Lords, & Commons, whereof in all ages, Parliaments have consisted. a1745 J. Swift Lett. (1768) IV. 279 An assembly of the three estates is not properly of Gothick institution. 1769 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) I. xvii. 119 Not..any one..of the three estates have power to make a new law, without the concurrence of the third. 1819 S. Smith Wks. (1859) I. 282/1 The king, four aristocratical assessors, and the assembly of captains, are the three estates of the Ashantee government. 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 8 June 3/2 Mr. Bryce's accuracy is at fault when he tells us that the Canadian Parliament, ‘like its model in Westminster, is made up of the three estates, the Queen and the two Houses’. < as lemmas |
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