— pariahdom , n. — pariahism , n.
/peuh ruy"euh/ , n.
1. an outcast.
2. any person or animal that is generally despised or avoided.
3. ( cap. ) a member of a low caste in southern India and Burma.
[ 1605-15; paraiyar, pl. of PARAIYAN lit., drummer (from a hereditary duty of the caste), deriv. of parai a festival drum ]