Pequot

[ pee-kwot ]

/ ˈpi kwɒt /

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

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

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Origin of Pequot

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”

Words nearby Pequot

peptone, peptonize, Pepys, Pepys' Diary, Péquiste, Pequot, Pequot War, per, Pera, peracid, peradventure

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How to use Pequot in a sentence

According to the Plymouth governor William Bradford, armed soldiers surrounded the Pequot village and set it on fire.
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William Apess, a Pequot historian, condemned the treatment of his ancestors.
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Based on the book King of Heists by J. North Conway, Globe Pequot, 2009.
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Monopoide, a Pequot, noted for his swiftness, pursued in such a way as to force the chief to cross or be caught.
The Indian: On the Battle-Field and in the Wigwam|John Frost
The settlers also angered them by purchasing lands from the Mohegans, and ignoring the Pequot chiefs.
The Colonization of North America|Herbert Eugene Bolton
It was but twelve miles from the ford to the first Pequot fort on the banks of the Mystic.
King Philip|John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
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.
Famous Indian Chiefs|Charles H. L. Johnston
He, therefore, first sailed down to the Pequot (Thames) River, and pretended to land at its mouth.
Famous Indian Chiefs|Charles H. L. Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for Pequot

Pequot

/ (ˈpiːkwɒt) /

noun

plural -quot or -quots a member of a North American Indian people formerly living in S New England

the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family

Word Origin for Pequot

probably based on Narraganset paquatanog destroyers

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