outcaste

English

Etymology

out- + caste, modelled after outcast.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈaʊtkɑːst/ (noun, adjective); /aʊtˈkɑːst/ (verb)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈaʊtkæst/ (noun, adjective); /aʊtˈkæst/ (verb)
  • Rhymes: -aʊtkɑːst, -ɑːst, -aʊtkæst, -æst
  • Homophone: outcast

Noun

outcaste (plural outcastes)

  1. An outcast from the caste system.
  2. In caste-based societies, such as Indian or medieval Japan, an individual or group of people who do not belong to any officially-recognized caste.

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Verb

outcaste (third-person singular simple present outcastes, present participle outcasting or outcasteing, simple past and past participle outcasted)

  1. (transitive) To expel from a caste.

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