Brahman
Brahman ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Sanskrit Brāhmana (compare Brahman worship, holiness; the God Brahma, also Brahman): compare French Brahmane, Brachmane, Bramine, Latin Brachmanae, -manes, -mani, pl., Greek {not transcribed}, pl.]
1.
A person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the Hindus.
Collocations (1)
Brahman bull (Zoology) , the male of a variety of the zebu, or Indian ox, considered sacred by the Hindus.
2.
a person from an old, respected, and usually wealthy family who has considerable social or political influence; -- a term used especially in New England; as, a Boston brahmin.
Also: Brahmin