Hereditary Hindu class (5)
I believe the answer is:
caste
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">hereditary hindu class</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for caste that I've seen before include "Social group in India" , "Social class or rank" , "Social system" , "Social class in Hinduism" , "Social division in India" .)