‖ metif
(ˈmeɪtɪf, ˈmiːtɪf, ‖ metif)
Also -iff.
[F. métif, OF. mestif mongrel, ? derived from métis (see metis) with substitution of suffix.]
The offspring of a white and a quadroon. Also attrib.
| 1808 Pike Sources Mississ. (1895) II. 510 The hospitality and goodness of the Creoles and Metifs began to manifest itself. 1827 J. F. Cooper Prairie I. x. 281 The metiffs or half-breeds, who claimed to be ranked in the class of white men. 1864 E. Sargent Peculiar I. 42 A certain metif girl. 1859 Bartlett Dict. Amer., Metif, the offspring of a white person and a..quadroon. 1884 G. P. Lathrop True ii. 14 She was not of octoroon or metif parentage. |