Caste

noun

kæst

Noun

social status or position conferred by a system based on class
“lose caste by doing work beneath one's station”
Type of:PositionStatus
a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth
Type of:StratumClass
(Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity
Type of:StratumClass
in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony