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brahminess

brahminess noun: a female brahmin (member of Hindu priestly caste).

Noun

brahminess (plural brahminesses)

  1. (dated) A 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

Forms of brahminess

pluralbrahminesses
alternative formbrahmaness

Origin of brahminess

From brahmin + -ess.

Questions about brahminess

What does brahminess mean?
Brahminess means a female brahmin (member of Hindu priestly caste).
What part of speech is brahminess?
Brahminess is a noun.
What is the plural of brahminess?
The plural of brahminess is brahminesses.

Words near brahminess in the dictionary

  1. Brahmic
  2. brahmin
  3. Brahmin moth
  4. Brahminee
  5. Brahminees
  6. brahminess
  7. brahminesses
  8. Brahmini
  9. Brahminic
  10. brahminical
  11. brahminical thread

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