Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
Organized groups such as guilds, estates, or chartered companies that held collective rights and privileges and competed with monarchs for political authority.
AP course connection
Topic 3.8: 3.8 Comparison in the Age of Absolutism and Constitutionalism