MEMSAHIB


Meaning of MEMSAHIB in English

/ ˈmemsɑːb; NAmE / noun

used in India, especially in the past, to address a married woman with high social status, often a European woman

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WORD ORIGIN

from mem (representing an Indian pronunciation of ma'am ) + sahib .

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