SINCE 1828
memsahib
noun
mem·sa·hib
| \ ˈmem-ˌsä-ˌ(h)ib
, -ˌsäb\
, -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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