Mestee

mestee English Etymology Usually from en frm mestis a person of mixed race, from en la mixtus (Modern fr métis); cognate with es mestizo. en Metis metis mestizo mustee. Sometimes from Colonial Louisiana French mestif "child of an Octoroon and a white person" (15/16 white, 1/16 black), from en fro mestif mongrel Noun A mixed race person, especially if mostly white in ancestry, appearance and culture. A member of an old mixed race group, particularly those groups which identify more with their white ancestry than with their black or Native American ancestry, like the Melungeons and a person referred to as a brass ankle. A person who is mostly white and less than one eighth black. In the West Indies, a person who is one eighth black (an octoroon). Adjective - Of mixed race people, especially if mostly white in ancestry, appearance and culture. Of an old mixed race group, particularly those groups which identify more with their white ancestry than with their black or Native American ancestry. Related terms en Mustee (possible variant spelling) See also Mestee Métis Mestizo Africans and Native Americans Anagrams en eeemst esteem en Multiracial