Kshatriya
[ ksha-tree-uh ]
/ ˈkʃæ tri ə /
noun
a member of the Hindu royal and warrior class above the Vaisyas and below the Brahmans.
Compare
Shudra.
Origin of Kshatriya
First recorded in 1775–85,
Kshatriya is from the Sanskrit word
kṣatriya
British Dictionary definitions for kshatriya
Kshatriya
/ (ˈkʃætrɪə) /
noun
a member of the second of the four main Hindu castes, the warrior caste
Word Origin for Kshatriya
C18: from Sanskrit, from
kshatra rule