n. social status or position conferred by a system based on class
n. (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity
n. a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth
n. 印度的社会等级( caste的复数形式 ); 任何排他的社会阶层; 种姓（按照血统、阶级、财富等严格区分的社会制度）