Definitions For Caste

noun

• In some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony
• A social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth
• (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity
• Social status or position conferred by a system based on class
• One of the classes into which the Hindu people of India were traditionally divided
• A division of society based upon differences of wealth, rank, or occupation