A kind or race of people; a generation. More generally: men or people collectively; humankind.

A particular part of or location in a book or document. Now also: spec. a point or page reached in reading.

A class, rank, order, sort, or group of people; a profession or occupation. Also: the members of a class or profession considered collectively. Cf. e…

A stage or position in the scale of dignity or rank; relative social or official rank, grade, order, estate, or station; = degree, n. 4. In quot…

State in regard to wealth, circumstances; hence, position with reference to the grades of society; social position, estate, rank.

A class or kind (of persons). Obsolete.

Used of persons, with special reference to character, disposition, or rank. (Cf. 11b.)

A social class or division consisting of persons of the same status (esp. viewed in relation to other higher or lower classes); a social division…

A class or group of people (perhaps with negative connotations). Obsolete. rare.

A rank or class of persons. ? Obsolete.

The estate or state which one maintains or keeps up; position, standing, dignity. Obsolete.

gen. A group or class of persons. Now rare.

A class, order, rank in a community or nation. all estates: all sorts of people. Obsolete.

As a mass noun. The stock, family, or class to which a person, animal, or plant belongs. Frequently in of (noble, regal,etc.) race. Cf. kin, n.1 2a.

figurative. Degree of social standing or importance, quality, rank. [The earliest cited sense; probably from French.] Obsolete.

Position, standing (in the world); (good) status. Obsolete.

Garb as indicating profession (e.g. clerical); hence, profession, class, order, sort, party; chiefly in such phrases as a man of his coat, one of thei…

A range, rank, row.

A distinct level in a social hierarchy, or the people who constitute this; a class, station, order.

transferred and figurative. Rank, grade; stratum.

= class, n. 2a. Obsolete.

A kind, class, or sort (of persons), as determined by community of character, conduct, or degree of ability. Now rare.

In reference to persons: Importance in rank and position, social distinction. Cf. ‘quality’.

A number of things or individuals considered as forming a body or group; a class or kind. Obsolete.

In extended use: a group or class. Obsolete. rare.

High esteem, rank, or status. Later (also) more generally: esteem, rank, or status of any degree in society or within a particular community, such…

A division or stratum of society consisting of people at the same economic level or having the same social status.

A class composed of individuals having some common qualities or characteristics, frequently as a subdivision of a larger class or genus.

poetic. A social class. rare.

concrete. A body of people having a certain social position or rank. Obsolete. rare.

Without article. Rank, class. Obsolete.

Of persons in respect of mental or moral qualities, rank or position, etc.; †hence, class, kind, degree, order.

A person's position or circumstances in life, esp. regarded as affecting his or her welfare.

Class (in relation to status); rank, grade. of the first distinction: of the highest rank; highly distinguished (cf. sense 8). Obsolete.

A person's social grade, station, or rank.

= walk of life, n. 1. Now rare.

A grade in rank. Obsolete. rare.

figurative. = stratum, n. 3.

A degree or position in the scale of rank, dignity, social station, eminence, proficiency, etc. (Cf. degree, n. 4.)

In extended use. Status, position, or rank within a community or social hierarchy; (also) a hierarchical system of social organization based on this.

a level or class to which people are assigned according to their social status, education, or income.

A person's position in life as determined by external circumstances or conditions; a status; a situation; spec. a calling, an office.

figurative (chiefly from sense 2a). spec. A level or class to which people are regarded as belonging, according to their social status, education…

transferred. A grade or rank in any (esp. civil) administration or profession. Originally U.S.