Memsahib Definition

mĕmsähĭb, -säĭb, -säb
noun
Lady; madam.
Webster's New World
Used as a form of address for a European woman in South Asia.
American Heritage
A European woman in colonial India.
American Heritage
A female mountaineer employing Sherpas or porters in the Himalayas.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Memsahib

Noun

Singular:
memsahib
Plural:
memsahibs

Origin of Memsahib

  • From ma'am + sahib

    From Wiktionary

  • ma'am sahib

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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