powhatan

Noun (3)

1. Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550?-1618)Synonyms: WahunsonacockInstance of Algonquian, Indian chief
2. a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived in eastern VirginiaType of Algonquian, AlgonquinExamples Pocahontas, Matoaka
3. the Algonquian language of the PowhatanSynonyms: Powhatan languageType of Algonquian, Algonquin