Quote Originally Posted by walter View Post
title and status both refer to estates,
the three estates,
i think the bigger issue is what estate is the NAME residing in,
the king is said to be in no estate,

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums/learnin...ent_sheets.pdf
I concur.
This all also has something to do with standing.

Also, if you go back far enough in English history, no one cared what last name the serf, villein, or cottager had.
Something changed. There may be some clues in the ancient statutes of Parliament or edicts of the King.