jati

[ jah-tee ]

noun

, Hinduism.

1. caste ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of jati¹

From the Sanskrit word jāti

Example Sentences

In the Indian caste system, an infinitely more elaborate hierarchy, the subcaste, or jati, to which a person was born established the occupation their family fulfilled, from cleaners of latrines to priests in the temples.

From New York Times