(from the article `Islamic caste`) Two of the principal indexes of Hindu caste, commensality and endogamy (principles governing eating and marital arrangements), do not appear as ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/115
Com`men·sal'i·ty noun Fellowship at table; the act or practice of eating at the same table. [ Obsolete] 'Promiscuous commensality .' Sir T. Browne. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/116