Caste
WordNet

noun


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


Via Spanish or Portuguese casta for “lineage”, “breed” or “race”, from Latin casta, the feminine form of casto, “pure”.

Noun



  1. Any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies.
 
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