casteless

American  

[kast-lis] / ˈkæst lɪs /

adjective

1. not socially stratified in a rigid or hereditary way.

2. (of a person or group living in South Asia) not belonging to a caste; existing outside of the caste system.

3. of or belonging to a hereditary position in Indian society that is outside or below the traditional caste hierarchy.

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Example Sentences

He said Guru Ravidass envisioned a classless, casteless utopia he called “Begampura,” which means “a land without sorrow” in Hindi.

From Seattle Times • May 29, 2023

In the regimented club scene, a casteless society, à la the disco equalizer Studio 54, is a singular accomplishment.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2012

A gladiator, though the crowd might almost deify him, was a casteless individual, unprivileged before the law, whom any franchised citizen would rate as socially far beneath himself.

From Caesar Dies by Mundy, Talbot

Dravidian nouns are divided into two classes, which Tamil grammarians called high-caste and casteless respectively.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various

The world of the Great People stood open to him, and to them he held out the casteless hand of love and fellowship.

From The Native Born or, the Rajah's People by Wylie, I. A. R. (Ida Alexa Ross)