What is the meaning of the five estates?

In Canada there is a show called the Fifth Estate. I take that to mean the Fifth Estate is the electronic media . If that is the case it would be first estate Church, second estate Nobility, third estate Common people, fourth estate media (ie print media), fifth estate Electronic media. That would mean Royalty is above all estates.

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