[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

vaisya \vais"ya\, n. skr. vai,cya.
   the third of the four great original castes among the hindus,
   now either extinct or partially represented by the mercantile
   class of banyas. see the note under caste, 1.
   1913 webster
see also:
caste 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

vaisya
     n 1: a member of the mercantile and professional hindu caste; the
          third of the four main castes
     2: the third of the four varnas: the commoners or yeoman
        farmers or mercantile and professional category

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