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Werowansqua vs Werowance - What's the difference?

werowansqua | werowance | Related terms |

Werowansqua is a related term of werowance.


In historical|lang=en terms the difference between werowansqua and werowance

is that werowansqua is (historical) a female (native american) chief in colonial virginia and maryland while werowance is (historical) a chief of an american indian tribe in colonial virginia and maryland.

As nouns the difference between werowansqua and werowance

is that werowansqua is (historical) a female (native american) chief in colonial virginia and maryland while werowance is (historical) a chief of an american indian tribe in colonial virginia and maryland.

werowansqua

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (historical) A female (Native American) chief in colonial Virginia and Maryland.

    • Related terms

    * werowance, weroance (male equivalent)

    werowance

    English

    (wikipedia werowance)

    Alternative forms

    *weroance

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical) A chief of an American Indian tribe in colonial Virginia and Maryland.
  • *1615 , Ralph Hamor, A True Discourse of the Present State of Virginia , Richmond 1957, p. 9:
  • *:they stirred not from vs, but walked vp and downe, by and amongst vs, the best of them inquiring for our Weroance or king, with whom they would gladly consult to know the occasion of our comming thither [...].
  • *1624 , John Smith, Generall Historie , in Kupperman 1988, p. 87:
  • *:they boldly demanded what we were, and what we would; but after many circumstances they seemed very kinde, and directed us to Accomack, the habitation of their Werowance , where we were kindly intreated.

    • Related terms

    * werowansqua, weroansqua (female equivalent)