See Also: memsahib(dictionary)
memsahib(dictionary)

suffumigation (iou) and memsahib (oh)


suffumigation (iou)



suffumigation noun. Now arch. or Hist. LME.
[Late Latin suffumigatio(n-), formed as SUFFUMIGATE: see -ATION.]
sing. & (usu.) in pl. Fumes, vapours, esp. ones generated by burning herbs, incense, etc., used for therapeutic effect or in religious rites; a substance used for this purpose. Also, the action of suffumigating something; an instance of this.

memsahib (oh)



old-fashioned a European woman - used in India