memsahib

noun

mem·sa·hib | \ ˈmem-ˌsä-ˌ(h)ib

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, -ˌsäb\

Definition of memsahib

: a white foreign woman of high social status living in India especially : the wife of a British official

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The first known use of memsahib was in 1832

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