a member of the mercantile and professional Hindu caste; the third of the four main castes 
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            the third of the four varnas: the commoners or yeoman farmers or mercantile and professional category 
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            A member of the commercial and agricultural caste in Hindu society.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            a member of the mercantile and agricultural class
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            the third of the four Indian Castes at the time of Shakyamuni. They were merchant, entrepreneurs, traders, farmers, manufacturers, etc., but not well-educated.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            The third of the four categories (or, Varnas) of the 'caste' system in Hinduism. The Vaisyas are the merchants.