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Charans

Charans is the plural of Charan.

Meaning of Charan

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

Questions about Charans

What is Charans the plural of?
Charans is the plural of Charan.

Words near Charans in the dictionary

  1. charangos
  2. charanguista
  3. charanguistas
  4. Charania
  5. Charanias
  6. Charans
  7. charas
  8. charasome
  9. charasomes
  10. Charax
  11. charaxine

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