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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Hindi s?hab & Urdu ???ib, ???ab companion, master, from Arabic ???ib Date: 1673 sir, master — used especially among the native inhabitants of colonial India when addressing or speaking of a European of some social or official status

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 hist. (in India) a form of address, often placed after the name, to European men. 2 colloq. a gentleman (pukka sahib). Etymology: Urdu f. Arab. sahib friend, lord

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sahib Sa"hib, Saheb Sa"heb, n. [Ar. [,c][=a]hib master, lord, fem. [,c][=a]hibah.] A respectful title or appellation given to Europeans of rank. [India]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(sahibs) Sahib is a term used by some people in India to address or to refer to a man in a position of authority. Sahib was used especially of white government officials in the period of British rule. N-TITLE; N-COUNT [politeness]

Moby Thesaurus

Esquire, Herr, Master, Mister, Sir, boss, bwana, chef, chief, church dignitary, don, ecclesiarch, effendi, elder, emir, employer, goodman, guru, husband, khan, liege, liege lord, lord, lord paramount, master, mirza, monsieur, overlord, padrone, paramount, paterfamilias, patriarch, patron, rabbi, seigneur, seignior, signor, sir, sirdar, sire, sirrah, starets, teacher