Feminine
caste
Meaning
- (feminine) caste (hereditary class)
- (feminine) class (social position)
Concepts
low-caste person
social structure
caste systems
social ranking
social sanctions
social stratification
social systems
Synonyms
rang social
structure sociale
système social
sanction sociale
stratification sociale
Frequency
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese casta, if of Germanic origin, possibly from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍃 (kasts), from Proto-Germanic *kastuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ǵ-es- (“to throw”), similar to English cast. Or, alternatively from a derivative of Latin castus.
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