Kshatriya
[
ksha
-tree-
uh
]
/ˈkʃæ tri ə/
noun
1.
a member of the Hindu royal and warrior class above the Vaisyas and below the Brahmans.
Compare
Shudra
.
Origin
1775-85;
<
Sanskrit
kṣatriya
British Dictionary definitions for
Kshatriya
Kshatriya
/
ˈkʃætrɪə
/
noun
1.
a member of the second of the four main Hindu castes, the warrior caste
Word Origin
C18: from Sanskrit, from
kshatra
rule