Brahminess
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A female brahmin (member of Hindu priestly caste). dated
"The Chinese share the aversion, and the Brahmins were forbidden by law to marry a red-haired woman, a silly law which the Brahminesses immediately circumvented by the generous use of dye from black walnuts."
Example
More examples"The Chinese share the aversion, and the Brahmins were forbidden by law to marry a red-haired woman, a silly law which the Brahminesses immediately circumvented by the generous use of dye from black walnuts."
Etymology
From brahmin + -ess.
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