Sahib
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sahib is a noun meaning (historical) A term of respect for a white European or other man of rank in colonial India.
Meaning
(historical) A term of respect for a white European or other man of rank in colonial India.
Example Sentences
One must never forget that one is a Sahib, and that some day, when examinations are passed, one will command natives.
After, went to sahib and packed up sahib's things. We had four hire-ponies; three for loads, and one for sahib to ride. Sahib had a Chinese saddle, that he put on a high horse.
One day when the Man's Wife and the Tertium Quid had just arrived in the Cemetery, they saw some coolies breaking ground. They had marked out a full-size grave, and the Tertium Quid asked them whether any Sahib was sick. They said that they did not know; but it was an order that they should dig a Sahib's grave.
Word Forms
- sahibs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include saheb, padre, monsieur, mister, sir, mem.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.