Anyone from TI bangalore here???

David Lee wrote:
> Jerry Avins wrote:
> 
>> Memsahib = Madam. (Sahib = sir.) I think.
> 
> It's a combination of English and Urdu and comes from "Ma'am sahib"
> 
> Sahib was a term of respect meaning "Master" that was added after a name 
> or title eg Tipu Sahib, Jerry sahib or Colonel sahib. So a married 
> European lady became Madam sahib - contracted to memsahib.

Thanks. Knowledge beats inference every time.

Jerry
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