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memsahib — mem sa hib, mem sahib mem sa hib(m[e^]m s[aum] [i^]b), n. [Hind. mem s[=a]hib; mem (fr. E. ma am) + Ar. [,c][=a]hib master. See {Sahib}.] Lady; mistress; used by Hindustani speaking natives in India in addressing European women. [Webster 1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
memsahib — ► NOUN Indian, dated ▪ a respectful form of address for a married white woman. ORIGIN from an Indian pronunciation of ma am + SAHIB(Cf. ↑sahib) … English terms dictionary
memsahib — [mem sä′ib, memsäb′] n. [Anglo Ind < mem (< MA AM) + Hindi ṣāḥib,SAHIB] lady; madam: a title used in colonial India by a servant, etc. in speaking to or of a European woman … English World dictionary
memsahib — UK [ˈmemˌsɑːb] / US [memˈsɑb] noun [countable] Word forms memsahib : singular memsahib plural memsahibs Indian English an old word used for referring to a European woman … English dictionary
memsahib — /ˈmɛmsaɪb/ (say memsahib), / sahɪb/ (say sahhib) noun Indian English 1. (a term of respectful address to a European woman, especially a married woman.) 2. (a form of address used by people of low social status to a high ranking Indian woman.) 3.… …
memsahib — noun Etymology: Hindi, from English ma am + Hindi & Urdu sahib sahib Date: 1852 a white foreign woman of high social status living in India; especially the wife of a British official … New Collegiate Dictionary
memsahib — /mem sah ib, eeb/, n. (formerly, in India) a term of respect for a married European woman. [1855 60; < Hindi, equiv. to mem ( < E MA AM) + sahib master ( < Ar sahib)] * * * … Universalium
memsahib — noun formerly, a term of respect for a female white European in colonial India … Wiktionary
memsahib — Inglish (Indian English) Dictionary similar in usage to Madam or ma am Honorific to refer to a woman boss or woman of higher status (from ma am sahib ) … English dialects glossary
memsahib — mem|sahib [ˈmemˌsa:b US ˌsa:hıb, ˌsa:b] n old fashioned a European woman used in India … Dictionary of contemporary English
