·noun One of the hereditary classes into which the Hindoos are divided according to the laws of Brahmanism.
II. Caste ·noun A separate and fixed order or class of persons in society who chiefly hold intercourse among themselves.
castē, adv., v. castus fin. ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
castē adv.with comp.and sup.castus, purely, spotlessly, without stain, virtuously : vivere: tueri ...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
·noun One born of a European parent on the one side, and of a Hindoo or Mohammedan on the other. Als...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language