outcaste en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈaʊtkæst/ (General-American)
- /ˈaʊtkɑːst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From out- + caste, modelled after outcast.
Meanings
-
An outcast from the caste system.
[…] the essay interprets the oral traditions of the outcaste Bhuinyas who have traditionally worked as the kamias or dependent labourers of maliks or upper-caste landlords in the southern part of Bihar in eastern India. […] But the kamias' ties with the maliks predated the designation of the relationship as bondage in the nineteenth century.
1991, Gyan Prakash, “Becoming a Bhuinya: Oral Traditions and Contested Domination in Eastern India”, in Douglas Haynes, Gyan Prakash, editors, Contesting Power: Resistance and Everyday Social Relations in South Asia, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN, page 145:
- In caste-based societies, such as Indian or medieval Japan, an individual or group of people who do not belong to any officially recognized caste.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outcastes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (3)
te చండాలుడు (one who does not belong to a caste) · is stéttleysingi (one who does not belong to a caste) · fi kastiton (one who does not belong to a caste)