werowance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

"they stirred not from vs, but walked vp and downe, by and amongst vs, the best of them inquiring for our Weroance or king, with whom they would gladly consult to know the occasion of our comming thither […]"
"they boldly demanded what we were, and what we would; but after many circumstances they seemed very kinde, and directed us to Accomack, the habitation of their Werowance, where we were kindly intreated."

Apparently borrowed from Powhatan wirowántĕsu (“he is rich”), from wiro (“to be rich”).

werowances (plural) weroance (alternative)

werowansqua weroansqua

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What does werowance mean?

Where does werowance come from?

Apparently borrowed from Powhatan wirowántĕsu (“he is rich”), from wiro (“to be rich”).

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