mustee en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /mʌsˈtiː/ (UK)
- /məˈsti/ (US)
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- /ˈməsti/ (US)
- /ˈmʌstiː/ (UK)
- /mʌˈstiː/ (UK)
Etymology
From mestizo (noun).
Meanings
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(archaic) A person of one-eighth African ancestry.
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.
1836, American Anti-Slavery Society, The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus: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;
1833 Frederic William Naylor Bayley Four Years' Residence in the West Indies p. 493
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mustees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
list in mulatto (person of mixed race)