What is the meaning of caste?

noun

  • Social status or position conferred by a system based on class.
    • usage: "lose caste by doing work beneath one's station"
  • Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity. (
  • A social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth.
  • In some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony. .
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