"mustee" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mʌˈstiː/ [UK], /mʌsˈtiː/ [UK], /ˈmʌstiː/ [UK], /məˈsti/ [US], /ˈməsti/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-AcpoKrane-mustee.wav [UK] Forms: mustees [plural]
Etymology: From mestizo (noun). Etymology templates: {{m|en|mestizo|pos=n}} mestizo (noun) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mustee (plural mustees)
  1. (archaic) A person of one-eighth African ancestry. Tags: archaic Synonyms: octoroon, octaroon Derived forms: musteefino, mustiphini Coordinate_terms (person of mixed race): list in mulatto

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