CASTE
Scrabble letter values: C3A1S1T1E1 = 7
Definition
- noun social status or position conferred by a system based on class.
- noun (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus.
- noun a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth.
- noun in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony.
Examples
- “lose caste by doing work beneath one's station”
- “stratified according to ritual purity”