PARIAHS
Noun
pariahs
plural of pariah
Anagrams
• Paharis, raphias
Source: Wiktionary
PARIAH
Pa"ri*ah, n. Etym: [From Tamil paraiyan, pl. paraiyar, one of the low
caste, fr. parai a large drum, because they beat the drums at certain
festivals.]
1. One of an aboriginal people of Southern India, regarded by the
four castes of the Hindoos as of very low grade. They are usually the
serfs of the Sudra agriculturalists. See Caste. Balfour (Cyc. of
India).
2. An outcast; one despised by society. Pariah dog (Zoöl.), a mongrel
race of half-wild dogs which act as scavengers in Oriental cities.
– Pariah kite (Zoöl.), a species of kite (Milvus govinda) which
acts as a scavenger in India.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition