outcaste

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Pronunciation

/ˈaʊtkɑːst/

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/ˈaʊtkɑːst/ · /ˈaʊtkæst/

Definition of outcaste

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

An outcast from the caste system.

“[…] the essay interprets the oral traditions of the outcaste Bhuinyas who have traditionally worked as the kamias or dependent labourers of maliks or upper-caste landlords in the southern part of Bihar in eastern India. […] But the kamias' ties with the maliks predated the designation of the relationship as bondage in the nineteenth century.”

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noun

An outcast from the caste system.

“[…] the essay interprets the oral traditions of the outcaste Bhuinyas who have traditionally worked as the kamias or dependent labourers of maliks or upper-caste landlords in the southern part of Bihar in eastern India. […] But the kamias' ties with the maliks predated the designation of the relationship as bondage in the nineteenth century.”
In caste-based societies, such as Indian or medieval Japan, an individual or group of people who do not belong to any officially recognized caste.

verb

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From out- + caste, modelled after outcast.

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