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Charan

Charan noun: a member of a caste of people in Rajasthan and Gujarat, considered by large section of society to be divine.

Noun

Charan (plural Charans or Charan)

  1. A member of a caste of people in Rajasthan and Gujarat, considered by large section of society to be divine.
    • The persons of these Charans were regarded as sacred and every Rajput would treat them with the greatest respect. Rulers would reward them with hereditary grants of land known as jagirs, at feasts they would be invited to eat first, and whenever they came into a ruler’s presence he would rise to...1984, Charles Allen, Lives of the Indian Princes, Century Pub, pages 54–55

Forms of Charan

pluralCharans
pluralCharan

Questions about Charan

What does Charan mean?
Charan means a member of a caste of people in Rajasthan and Gujarat, considered by large section of society to be divine.
What part of speech is Charan?
Charan is a noun.
What is the plural of Charan?
The plural of Charan is Charans.

Words near Charan in the dictionary

  1. Charaideo
  2. Charairongba
  3. charakter
  4. charakteres
  5. Charam
  6. Charan
  7. charanga
  8. charangas
  9. charango
  10. charangoist
  11. charangoists

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