n. | 1. a member of a cultural, social, or intellectual elite, especially in New England in the past 2. the first of the four Hindu castes, the members of which are priests and scholars of Vedic literature 3. a member of the Brahmin caste 4. in parts of the Eastern US, a rich and socially important person 1. a member of a cultural, social, or intellectual elite, especially in New England in the past 2. the first of the four Hindu castes, the members of which are priests and scholars of Vedic literature 3. a member of the Brahmin caste 4. in parts of the Eastern US, a rich and socially important person |