Memsahib

मेमसाहिब

MEM-sah-hib

Respectful Indian English term of address for a European or upper-class lady — historically colonial.

Memsahib (from "madam" + the honorific "sahib") was the standard form of address for a European woman in colonial India, used by Indian staff and servants. The form is now mostly historical and appears in literature and film about the Raj era; in contemporary usage it can be ironic or affectionate. Compare the masculi…

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