CASTE

Definition of CASTE

  1. (noun)social status or position conferred by a system based on class
  2. (noun)(Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity
  3. (noun)a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth
  4. (noun)in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony