Massasoit

[ mas-uh-soit ]

noun

1. c1580–1661, North American Indian leader: sachem of the Wampanoag tribe; negotiator of peace treaty with the Pilgrims 1621 (father of King Philip).

Massasoit

/ ˈmæsəˌsɔɪt /

noun

1. Massasoit1661MAmerican IndianPOLITICS: tribal leader died 1661, Wampanoag Indian chief, who negotiated peace with the Pilgrim Fathers (1621)

Example Sentences

Ousamequin, often referred to as Massasoit, which is his title and means “great sachem,” faced a nearly impossible situation, historians and educators said.

From Washington Post

A meeting was appointed, and when Massasoit appeared, a few days later, Standish received him.

From Project Gutenberg

Massasoit had no provisions in his wigwam, so he and his guests went to bed hungry.

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After a solemn service they held a great feast, to which Massasoit and ninety other Indians were invited.

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This treaty was kept forty years, and Massasoit and his tribe faithfully helped the colonists to fight the other Indians.

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But when Massasoit died, his two sons, who had received the names of Alexander and Philip, began to rule in their turn.

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