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CIDE DICTIONARY

mem-sahib

CIDE DICTIONARY

mem-sahibn. [Hind. mem-sāhib; mem (fr. E. ma'am) + Ar. çāhib master. See Sahib.].
     Lady; mistress; -- used by Hindustani-speaking natives in India in addressing European women.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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