STRATIFIED

Definition of STRATIFIED

  1. (verb)divide society into social classes or castes
  2. (verb)form layers or strata
  3. (verb)develop different social levels, classes, or castes
  4. (verb)form, arrange, or deposit in layers
  5. (verb)render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand
  6. (adj)deposited or arranged in horizontal layers
  7. (adj)arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks
  8. (adj)(used of society) socially hierarchical