outcaste

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out- +‎ caste, modelled after outcast.

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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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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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