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mustee

[muh-stee, muhs-tee]
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noun
  1. the offspring of a white person and a quadroon; octoroon.
  2. a half-breed.
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Origin of mustee

First recorded in 1690–1700; short variant of mestizo
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British Dictionary definitions for mustee

mustee

mestee (mɛˈstiː)

noun
  1. the offspring of a White person and a quadroon
  2. any person of mixed ancestry
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Word Origin

C17: shortened from mestizo
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Word Origin and History for mustee

n.

"octoroon, offspring of a white and a quadroon," also "half-caste," 1690s, a corruption of Spanish mestizo (q.v.).

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