Pequot

[ pee-kwot ]

noun

, plural Pe·quots, (especially collectively) Pe·quot.

1. a member of a powerful tribe of Algonquian-speaking Indians of Connecticut that was essentially destroyed in the Pequot War.

Pequot

/ ˈpiːkwɒt /

noun

1. -quot-quots a member of a North American Indian people formerly living in S New England
2. the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pequot¹

First recorded in 1625–35, Americanism; from Narragansett ( English spelling) Pequttôog (plural), and the cognate in other SE New England languages, e.g., ( Dutch spelling) Pequat(s),Pequatoo(s), probably literally, “people of the shoals”

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pequot¹

probably based on Narraganset paquatanog destroyers

Example Sentences

According to the Plymouth governor William Bradford, armed soldiers surrounded the Pequot village and set it on fire.

From Time

William Apess, a Pequot historian, condemned the treatment of his ancestors.

From Time

Based on the book King of Heists by J. North Conway, Globe Pequot, 2009.

From The Daily Beast

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From The Daily Beast

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From The Daily Beast

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From The Daily Beast

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From The Daily Beast

Monopoide, a Pequot, noted for his swiftness, pursued in such a way as to force the chief to cross or be caught.

From Project Gutenberg

The settlers also angered them by purchasing lands from the Mohegans, and ignoring the Pequot chiefs.

From Project Gutenberg

It was but twelve miles from the ford to the first Pequot fort on the banks of the Mystic.

From Project Gutenberg

He then sailed for Pequot Harbor, where a warrior of the army under Sassacus came out in a canoe to demand who the intruders were.

From Project Gutenberg

He, therefore, first sailed down to the Pequot (Thames) River, and pretended to land at its mouth.

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