memsahib

[ mem-sahb; mem-sah-ib, ‐hib, ‐heeb ]

/ ˈmɛm sɑb; ˈmɛm sɑ ɪb, ‐hɪb, ‐hib /

noun

(formerly, in India) a term of respect for a married European woman.

Origin of memsahib

First recorded in 1855–60; from Hindi, equivalent to mem (from English ma'am) + sāhib “master” (from Arabic ṣāḥib )

Words nearby memsahib

memory verse, Memphian, Memphis, Memphite, Memphremagog, memsahib, men, menace, menacing, menacme, menad

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Example sentences from the Web for memsahib

He has to keep us three of course—me and the Memsahib and the other Eurasian.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition|Rudyard Kipling
But this Memsahib wore an almost opaque veil, a veil which she lifted only to eat and when in her room.
Caravans By Night|Harry Hervey
Clearly he could not deliver a letter to a memsahib who was not.
The Pool in the Desert|Sara Jeanette Duncan
"No ice got it, Memsahib," volunteered the khansaman in his best English, learned from a teacher in the Station bazaar.
Banked Fires|E. W. (Ethel Winifred) Savi

It was the strange Memsahib, the khansammah observed to himself.
Caravans By Night|Harry Hervey

British Dictionary definitions for memsahib

memsahib

/ (ˈmɛmˌsɑːɪb, -hɪb) /

noun

(formerly in India) a term of respect used of a European married woman

Word Origin for memsahib

C19: from ma'am + sahib

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单词	memsahib
释义	memsahib [ mem-sahb; mem-sah-ib, ‐hib, ‐heeb ] / ˈmɛm sɑb; ˈmɛm sɑ ɪb, ‐hɪb, ‐hib / noun (formerly, in India) a term of respect for a married European woman. Origin of memsahib First recorded in 1855–60; from Hindi, equivalent to mem (from English ma'am) + sāhib “master” (from Arabic ṣāḥib ) Words nearby memsahib memory verse, Memphian, Memphis, Memphite, Memphremagog, memsahib, men, menace, menacing, menacme, menad Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for memsahib He has to keep us three of course—me and the Memsahib and the other Eurasian. The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition\|Rudyard Kipling But this Memsahib wore an almost opaque veil, a veil which she lifted only to eat and when in her room. Caravans By Night\|Harry Hervey Clearly he could not deliver a letter to a memsahib who was not. The Pool in the Desert\|Sara Jeanette Duncan "No ice got it, Memsahib," volunteered the khansaman in his best English, learned from a teacher in the Station bazaar. Banked Fires\|E. W. (Ethel Winifred) Savi It was the strange Memsahib, the khansammah observed to himself. Caravans By Night\|Harry Hervey British Dictionary definitions for memsahib memsahib / (ˈmɛmˌsɑːɪb, -hɪb) / noun (formerly in India) a term of respect used of a European married woman Word Origin for memsahib C19: from ma'am + sahib Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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