Caste (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. Sociology.
    • an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
    • any rigid system of social distinctions.
  2. any of the social divisions into which Hindu society is traditionally divided, each caste having its own privileges and limitations, transferred by inheritance from one generation to the next; jati.
  3. any class or group of society sharing common cultural features: low caste; high caste.
  4. social position conferred upon one by a caste system: to lose caste.
  5. one of the distinct forms among polymorphous social insects, performing a specialized function in the colony, as a queen, worker or soldier.
adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characterized by caste: a caste society; a caste system; a caste structure.
noun
    • any of the four major hereditary classes, namely the Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaisya, and Sudra into which Hindu society is divided
    • the system or basis of such classes
    • the social position or rank conferred by this system
  2. any social class or system based on such distinctions as heredity, rank, wealth, profession, etc
  3. the position conferred by such a system
  4. any of various types of specialized individual, such as the worker, in social insects (hive bees, ants, etc)
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