Kshatriya

[ ksha-tree-uh ]

noun
  1. a member of the Hindu royal and warrior class above the Vaisyas and below the Brahmans.

Origin of Kshatriya

1
First recorded in 1775–85, Kshatriya is from the Sanskrit word kṣatriya

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British Dictionary definitions for Kshatriya

Kshatriya

/ (ˈkʃætrɪə) /


noun
  1. a member of the second of the four main Hindu castes, the warrior caste

Origin of Kshatriya

1
C18: from Sanskrit, from kshatra rule

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