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Canonicus

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[kuh-non-i-kuhs] / kəˈnɒn ɪ kəs /

noun

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


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Tuesday evening, however, Captain Mason landed, and had an interview with Miantunnomah, a chief very high in rank, who seems to have shared with his uncle Canonicus in the government of the Narragansets.

From King Philip Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

Canonicus once sent to Governor Bradford a bundle of arrows tied up in a rattlesnake's skin.

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

Would not Canonicus have led the white men to the spot, and there recounted the traditions of his people?

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

Canonicus, on the other hand, rescued the captives taken from the boat, and restored them to their friends.

From King Philip Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

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