werowance

noun

wer·​o·​wance

ˈwerəˌwan(t)s

plural -s

: an Indian chief of Virginia or Maryland

broadly : a North American Indian chief

Word History

Etymology

Delaware (Virginia dialect) wirowántĕsu, literally, he is rich, from wiro to be rich

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