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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
n
1: a woman sahib
Merriam Webster's
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
Oxford Reference Dictionary
n. Anglo-Ind. hist. a European married woman in India, as spoken of or to by Indians. Etymology: MA'AM + SAHIB
Collin's Cobuild Dictionary
(memsahibs) Memsahib was used to refer to or address white women in India, especially during the period of British rule, or sometimes to refer to or address upper-class Indian women. (OLD-FASHIONED) N-COUNT; N-TITLE; N-VOC
