What are &#39;estates of the House of Commons and the House of Lords&#39;?
<p>Pls see green under-line below. I know what the House of Commons and House of Lords are, but I don't grasp "estates". What happens if I delete "estates of the"? </p>

<p>Colin Faragher. <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Public-Law-Concentrate-Revision-Study/dp/0198840527/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>Public Law Concentrate</em> (1 ed 2019)</a>. p 124.</p>

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<p>Estate is a rather old term for one of the three parts of parliament: Commons, Lords Temporal and Lords Spiritual (Bishops). I don't think it adds a lot to the context. </p>

<p>The Press are commonly referred to as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Estate" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Fourth Estate</a>.</p>

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