memsahib /(mĕm"sä`ĭb)/

mem·sa·hib

memsahib

n.

[Hind. mem-sāhib; mem (fr. E. ma'am) + Ar. çāhib master. See Sahib.]

Lady; mistress; -- used by Hindustani-speaking natives in India in addressing European women.

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