caste

noun/kæst/

Frequency rank: #6,814 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a hereditary social class or group, especially in a system where such divisions are rigid and fixed.

Illustration for the English word “caste”

Example sentence

He was born into the highest caste in the traditional social hierarchy.

Synonyms & related words

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