BRAHMAN

or Brahmin noun Etymology: Middle English Bragman inhabitant of India, from Latin Bracmanus, from Greek Brachman, from Sanskrit brāhmaṇa of the ~ caste, from brahman ~ Date: 15th century 1. a Hindu of the highest caste traditionally assigned to the priesthood, Brahma I,2, any of an Indian breed of humped cattle ; zebu , a person of high social standing and cultivated intellect and taste , ~ic or ~ical adjective