Another word for caste

caste Synonyms

caste

Class
station, cultural level, social stratum; see class 2, rank 3.
Status
standing, position, station; see degree 2, rank 2.

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Sivaji and his fighting officers were Mahrattas of humble caste, but his ministers were Brahmans.
The object of this ceremony is to abolish caste distinctions.
They had their own kings, lived as a close caste, and even imitated the Hindus in caste regulations of food and avoidance of pollution.
They were a social caste, which strove to keep, and which largely succeeded in keeping, all high offices and political power in its own hands.
LEVITES, or sons of Levi (son of Jacob by Leah), a sacred caste in ancient Israel, the guardians of the temple service at Jerusalem.'

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