memsahib
noun /ˈmemsɑːb/, /ˈmemsɑːhɪb/
/ˈmemsɑːhib/, /ˈmemsɑːb/
- used in India, especially in the past, to address a married woman with high social status, often a European woman
夫人,太太(尤指旧时印度对来自欧洲等上层社会已婚妇女的称呼) 词源from mem (representing an Indian pronunciation of ma'am) + sahib.