vaisya

Definition of Vaisya in English :

1. vaisya

a member of the mercantile and professional Hindu caste; the third of the four main castes

2. vaisya

the third of the four varnas: the commoners or yeoman farmers or mercantile and professional category

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Vaisya

noun

the third of the four main Hindu castes, the traders

noun

a member of the Hindu business and agricultural caste, next below the Kshatriya

n.

A member of the second-lowest of the four major castes of traditional Indian society, comprising farmers, herders, merchants, and businessmen.

adj.

Of or relating to the class of Vaisyas.