jajman
noun
jaj·man
ˌjəjˈmän
plural jajmans
-nz
or jajmani -nē
: one of a fixed circle of persons in a Hindu caste system whom a member of an occupational group (as a barber) serves as an exclusive and hereditary right
Word History
Etymology
Hindi jajmān, from Sanskrit yajamāna, present participle of yajati he sacrifices; akin to Avestan yasna sacrifice