OUTCASTE


Meaning of OUTCASTE in English

I. (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: out (IV) + caste, n.

: to make an outcaste of

outcastes himself if he eats forbidden food

his wife's family … had outcasted him — Ela Sen

II. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: out (IV) + caste

1. India : one who has been ejected from his caste for violation of its customs or rules

2. India : one who has no caste : one who is considered outside society

III. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective

: belonging to no caste

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.