(definition) by Webster 1913 Sat Jan 14 2006 at 16:03:32

Mem"-sa`hib (?), n. [Hind. mem- sAhib; mem (fr. E. ma'am) + Ar. çAhib master. See Sahib.]

Lady; mistress; -- used by Hindustani-speaking natives in India in addressing European women.

 

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