brahminess

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noun

A female brahmin (member of Hindu priestly caste).

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Meanings

nounbrahminess (plural brahminesses)

plural brahminesses · alternative brahmaness

  1. datedA female brahmin (member of Hindu priestly caste).

    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.

    1939, Ivor Griffith, Lobscows: the clean-up of an editorial kitchen, page 23

Origin

From brahmin + -ess.

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Translations

French brahmanesse
  • brahmanessefemale brahmin
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APA

brahminess. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brahminess

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“brahminess.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brahminess. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brahminess,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brahminess.

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