caste
Nouns
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(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
- (n) in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony