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noun
A term of respect for a white European or other man of rank in colonial India.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of sahib.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: European
Narrower terms: memsahib
History
From Hindustani صاحب / साहिब (sāhib, “lord”), from Classical Persian صاحب (sāhib), from Arabic صَاحِب (ṣāḥib, “companion”).
Across languages
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