Memsahib
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A white European woman in colonial India. India, historical
"She had not wanted a little girl at all, and when Mary was born she handed her over to the care of an Ayah, who was made to understand that if she wished to please the Mem Sahib she must keep the child out of sight as much as possible"
- 2 a woman sahib wordnet
Example
More examples"She had not wanted a little girl at all, and when Mary was born she handed her over to the care of an Ayah, who was made to understand that if she wished to please the Mem Sahib she must keep the child out of sight as much as possible"
Etymology
From ma'am + sahib.
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