Canonicus

American  

[kuh-non-i-kuhs] / kəˈnɒn ɪ kəs /

noun

1. c1565–1647, Narragansett leader: yielded Rhode Island to Roger Williams 1636.

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Example Sentences

And yet, when they were almost too few to bury their own dead, they talked of war with Canonicus as if it were mere bagatelle, answering defiance with defiance.

From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams

A rhymed Latin account of a dispute in which the nuns of Ronceray at Angers were concerned, contained in a cartulary of Ronceray, is also ascribed to the poet, who there calls himself Hilarius Canonicus.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

The Governor put them away in the pantry with his other curios, and sent Canonicus a few bright new bullets and a little dose of powder.

From Comic History of the United States by Opper, F.

Canonicus gave Roger the tract of land on which Providence now stands.

From Comic History of the United States by Opper, F.

These were the Canandaigua, the Canonicus, the Housatonic, and the Roanoke.

From The Victory At Sea by Hendrick, Burton J.