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mem-sahib
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mem-sahib, n. [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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