'Vaisya' definitions:

Definition of 'Vaisya'

From: WordNet
noun
A member of the mercantile and professional Hindu caste; the third of the four main castes
noun
The third of the four varnas: the commoners or yeoman farmers or mercantile and professional category

Definition of 'Vaisya'

From: GCIDE
  • Vaisya \Vais"ya\, n. [Skr. vai[,c]ya.] 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]