memsahib
/ˈmemsɑːb/noun
उच्चारण मेम्साब
मेमसाहब
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[C] Indian English, old-fashioned
a word used, especially in the past, for a European married woman living in India, or as a polite way of addressing or referring to a woman of high social status
मेमसाहब
- The servants waited for the memsahib to return from the club.
- The old driver still calls her memsahib.
⌂Word origin and word building
From ma'am and sahib, the term was used in British India for the wives of British officers.
यह ma'am और sahib से बना है, और British India में अंग्रेज़ अफ़सरों की पत्नियों के लिए प्रयोग होता था।