Question

How was French society organized. what privileges did certain section of the society enjoyed.

Answer 1

1. The society in the France was divided into three states,

Clergy
Nobility
The rest of the population

2. The 90% of the population were peasants in which only the clergy, nobilities and some rich people owned the land and remaining were very poor.

3. The privileges enjoyed by the certain section of the society were;

They were not giving taxes.
The church was also collecting the taxes known as tithes.
And the nobles were collecting feudal dues from the third estate peasants.

Answer 2

The french society was organised on the basis of the system of old regime which refers to the establishment of monarchs and the practice of the system of estates . 
The society was divided into three estates as follows
1-Clergy - It included the church and its officials . It had various powers in order to collect tax from the third estate .
2-Nobility - Included members of the royal council , ministers etc 
Together the clergy and nobility enjoyed certain privileges .
They did not have to bear the pain of paying taxes to the state. 
3- 3rd estate - It comprised of workers , labourers , lawyers etc.
They had the burden to bear alone the financial unstability of the society . 
They were treated unfairly .