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Vaisya

Vaisya Meaning & Definition
Vaisya Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Vaisya?

[n] the third of the four main Hindu castes: the mercantile and professional caste
[n] a member of the mercantile and professional Hindu caste; the third of the four main castes

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Vaisya In Webster's Dictionary

\Vais"ya\, n. [Skr. vai[,c]ya.] The third of the four great original castes among the Hindus, now either extinct or partially represented by the mercantile class of Banyas. See the Note under {Caste}, 1.

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