Nee \Nee\, p. p., fem. [F., fr. L. nata, fem. of natus, p. p. of nasci to be born. See Nation.]

Born; -- a term sometimes used in introducing the name of the family to which a married woman belongs by birth; as, Madame de Sta["e]l, n['e]e Necker.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)