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Meaning of SAHIB

Pronunciation:  'sâib

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name
 
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 See Also: European, memsahib

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sa"hib\, Saheb \Sa"heb\, n. [Ar. [,c][=a]hib master,
lord, fem. [,c][=a]hibah.]
A respectful title or appellation given to Europeans of rank.
[India]
 
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