| brahmin | Origin: Skr. Brahmana (cf. Brahman worship, holiness; the God Brahma, also Brahman): cf. F. Brahmane, Brachmane, Bramine, L. Brachmanae, -manes, -mani, pl, Gr. A person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the Hindoos. <zoology> Brahman bull, the male of a variety of the zebu, or Indian ox, considered sacred by the Hindoos. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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