sahib

Meaning

A term of respect for a white European or other man of rank in colonial India.

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Frequency

C2
Etymology

From Hindustani صاحب / साहिब (sāhib, “lord”), from Classical Persian صاحب (sāhib), from Arabic صَاحِب (ṣāḥib, “companion”).

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