caste

noun

1. social status or position conferred by a system based on class

   noun.state

   Examples

   Lose caste by doing work beneath one's station.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity

   noun.group

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth

   noun.group

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony

   noun.group

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. One of the hereditary classes into which the Hindoos are divided according to the laws of Brahmanism.

   noun

   Source: webster1913