bourgeoisie

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A class of citizens who were wealthier members of the third estate.

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2. 2
   noun

   The capitalist class.

   For quotations using this term, see Citations:bourgeoisie.

3. 3
   noun

   the social class between the lower and upper classes

Unadapted borrowing from French bourgeoisie, from bourgeois (“a class of citizens who were wealthier members of the Third Estate”), from bourgeois, “burghers”, i.e., townspeople.

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