Mustee
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /mʌˈstiː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mustee is a noun meaning (archaic) A person of one-eighth African ancestry.
Meaning
(archaic) A person of one-eighth African ancestry.
Example Sentences
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.
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;
Word Forms
- mustees
Synonyms for mustee
Depending on context, synonyms include octaroon, octoroon.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include musteefino, mestee, mustafina, mustifino, metis, miscegen.
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