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Definition of Vaisya
1. Noun. A member of the mercantile and professional Hindu caste; the third of the four main castes.
2. Noun. The third of the four varnas: the commoners or yeoman farmers or mercantile and professional category.
Generic synonyms: Varna
Definition of Vaisya
1. n. 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.
2. n. 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.
Definition of Vaisya
1. Noun. (alternative form of Vaishya) ¹
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