单词 | castehood |
释义 | > as lemmasˈcastehood ˈcastehood n. the state or condition of belonging to a caste; membership of a particular caste or class of people. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > [noun] > condition of belonging to a class castehood1836 classiness1898 1836 Christian Advocate (London) 11 Jan. 10/3 First, simple minds abusing, his caste-hood he creates; Next, ghostly terror, using, he excommunicates. 1844 Christian Witness Sept. 425/2 The people here are held by their superiors in bonds firmer than the castehood in India. 1967 Middle East Jrnl. 21 333 Their limited functions and their military castehood had permitted them to remain aloof. 2010 Pioneer (India) (Nexis) 2 July The real consequence of caste-based ‘preferential policies’..is that the State has accorded a ‘legal’ status to the hoary tradition of hereditary castehood. < as lemmas |
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