outcaste

[ out-kast, -kahst ]

/ ˈaʊtˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /

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noun

(in India) a person who has left or been expelled from his or her caste.

a person of no caste.

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Origin of outcaste

First recorded in 1875–80; out- + caste

Words nearby outcaste

outbreeding, outbuilding, outburst, outcall, outcast, outcaste, outclass, outclimb, out cold, outcome, out-country

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How to use outcaste in a sentence

But the Chinese visitors were in company with the foreigners, and all foreigners were outcaste in this eastern plain.
The Black-Bearded Barbarian (George Leslie Mackay)|Mary Esther Miller MacGregor, AKA Marion Keith
A sept of Korku; a man of this sept has the privilege of directing the ceremony for the readmission of an outcaste.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV)|R.V. Russell
And the younger white outcaste shall point to the queen's footprints.
Vikram and the Vampire|Richard F. Burton
And the elder white outcaste shall point to the footprints of the princess.
Vikram and the Vampire|Richard F. Burton

And the pollution must be removed at the end of the prescribed period, or she remains an outcaste—a very serious thing for her.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston

British Dictionary definitions for outcaste

outcaste

/ (ˈaʊtˌkɑːst) /

noun

a person who has been expelled from a caste

a person having no caste

verb

(tr) to cause (someone) to lose his caste

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