caste

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caste Definition

• (n) social status or position conferred by a system based on class; "lose caste by doing work beneath one''s station"
• (n) (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity
• (n) a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth

caste Synonyms

• caste