Massachusett

noun

Mas·​sa·​chu·​sett ˌma-sə-ˈchü-sət 

-zət,

 also  ˌmas-ˈchü-

variants or Massachuset

1

plural Massachusetts or Massachusett or Massachusets or Massachuset : a member of an Indigenous people of eastern Massachusetts

2

: the extinct Algonquian language of the Massachusett people

Word History

Etymology

Massachusett, a locality, literally, at the big hill

First Known Use

1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1