Massachusett

American  

[mas-uh-choo-sit] / ˌmæs əˈtʃu sɪt /

Also Massachuset,

noun

• Massachusetts,
  plural
• Massachusett
  plural

1. a member of an extinct tribe of North American Indians of eastern Massachusetts.

2. the extinct Algonquian language of the Massachusett and Wampanoag Indians.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Massachusett
  plural
• Massachusetts
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Massachusett

1610–20, the Massachusett name of Great Blue Hill south of Boston, literally, at the big hill

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Massachusett Massachusetts

“What a great, universal way of teaching language,” she said of the project done in consultation with a member of the Massachusett Tribe and other Native Americans.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 20, 2023

Residents approved her plan and will install about 70 signs featuring the language of the Massachusett Tribe, which English settlers encountered upon their arrival.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2023

But, to the west, the Narragansetts—traditional rivals largely untouched by the epidemic—now outnumbered the Wampanoags, and that led to the strengthening of Ousamequin’s alliances with the surviving Massachusett and another nearby group, the Nipmucks.

From The New Yorker ● Nov. 18, 2019

Peter Slavin, president of Massachusett General Hospital in Boston, said that an important aspect of evaluating hospitals on how well they do procedures is determining whether they do too many of them.

From US News ● Oct. 2, 2012

Puritan leaders were horrified when some members of a rival English settlement began living with the Massachusett Indians.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

A Massachusetts judge has declared a mistrial in the murder case against Lindsay Clancy after jurors conceded they would not be able reach a unanimous verdict.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

In the Massachusetts Senate primary on Tuesday, 80-year-old Sen. Ed Markey, who was first sent to Washington the year Jimmy Carter won the presidency, handily defeated a primary challenge from Rep. Seth Moulton.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

The judge declared a mistrial after a Massachusetts jury deadlocked after seven days of deliberations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Kevin Reddington, Clancy's main lawyer, told a Massachusetts court Thursday that there is "one juror who refuses to listen to the law that you've given him or her on reasonable doubt."

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Information traveled slowly from Elberon to the small town of Williamstown, Massachusetts.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow