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Metacomet

American  
[met-uh-kom-it] / ˌmɛt əˈkɒm ɪt /

noun

  1. Philip, King.


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The Wampanoag leader Metacomet was named Philip by English settlers.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Within 55 years of the Pilgrims’ arrival, his son Metacomet - better known as King Philip - was rallying the region’s tribes to push the English back across the sea.

From Washington Times • Sep. 22, 2020

In the past decade Metacomet was besieged by financial difficulties.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 19, 2020

Especially after a Nov. 18 meeting in which the partners—Faxon over the phone, the other four in the room—presented what they had in store for Metacomet.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 19, 2020

The eldest son was named Wamsutta, and the second Metacomet.

From Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola by Perry, F. M. (Frances Melville)