What does mustee mean?
Mustee means (archaic) A person of one-eighth African ancestry..
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/mʌˈstiː/ · noun
(archaic) A person of one-eighth African ancestry..
a mulatto is the offspring of a white man by a negress; a quadroon is the offspring of a white man and a mulatto mother; the child of a quadroon by a white man is a mustee; the child of a white man by a mustee woman is a mustiphini;
Near the commencement of the weeding season of 1835, I was ordered to whip a young woman, a light mustee, for not performing her task.
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Mustee means (archaic) A person of one-eighth African ancestry..
Common synonyms include octaroon, octoroon.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
a mulatto is the offspring of a white man by a negress; a quadroon is the offspring of a white man and a mulatto mother; the child of a quadroon by a white man is a mustee; the child of a white man by a mustee woman is a mustiphini;
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