Usually means: Chief or leader in Powhatan society.
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▸ noun:  (historical) A chief of an American Indian tribe in colonial Virginia and Maryland.

Similar:
wurdee major, waivode, wardholder, chief, woordie major, chiefry, woon, cacique, warrantholder, landvogt, more...

Opposite:
follower, subject, subordinate

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Similar:
wurdee major, waivode, wardholder, chief, woordie major, chiefry, woon, cacique, warrantholder, landvogt, more...

Opposite:
follower, subject, subordinate



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