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Meaning of Mestee | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Synonym of mustee.
  2. A mixed race person, especially if mostly white in ancestry, appearance and culture.
  3. 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.
  4. A person who is mostly white and less than one eighth black.
  5. In the West Indies, a person who is one eighth black (an octoroon).

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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