1. Noun
One of the hereditary classes into which the Hindoos are divided according to the laws of Brahmanism.
2. Noun
A separate and fixed order or class of persons in society who chiefly hold intercourse among themselves.
3. Noun
a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth
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4. Noun
(Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity
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5. Noun
social status or position conferred by a system based on class; "lose caste by doing work beneath one's station"
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