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memsahib
mem·sa·hib [ mem sb ] (plural mem·sa·hibs)


noun 
Definition:
 
South Asia European woman in South Asia: a respectful form of address to a woman, formerly used by Indians to European married women
[Mid-19th century. <ma'am + sahib]
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