VAISYA - Definition

Pronunciation:		'vIsyu
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[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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	See Also:	caste, Hindoo, Hindu, Hindustani, Vaisya, Vaisya

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\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.