OCTOROON

octoroon

(noun) an offspring of a quadroon and a white parent; a person who is one-eighth black

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

octoroon (plural octoroons)

(dated or historical, now, offensive) Someone having one-eighth black ancestry.

(dated or historical, now, offensive) Someone having 1/64th black ancestry: the child of a quintoon and a white man.

Synonyms

• mustee

Coordinate terms

• (person of mixed race): see list in mulatto

Source: Wiktionary

Oc`to*roon", n. Etym: [L. octo eight + -roon, as in quadroon.]

Definition: The offspring of a quadroon and a white person; a mestee.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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