Powhatan

n 1: chief of the Powhatan nad founder of the Powhatan

confederacy of tribes in Eastern Virginia; father of

Pocahontas (1550?-1618) [syn: {Powhatan}, {Wahunsonacock}]

2: a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived in E

Virginia [syn: {Powhatan}]

3: the Algonquian language of the Powhatan people [syn: {Powhatan}]