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werowance|ˈwɛrəʊwɑːns, -æ-|
Forms: 6–7 wer-, wiroance, wiroans, 7 wyroaunce, -ance, wyroun(n)ce, 7–9 werowance.
[Amer.-Indian.]
A chief of the Indians of Virginia and Maryland in early colonial days.
1588Harriot Brief Rep. Virginia E 2, One onely towne belongeth to the gouernment of a Wiroans or chiefe Lorde. Ibid. E 3 b, What subtilty soeuer be in the Wiroances and Priestes, this opinion worketh so much [etc.]. a1589R. Lane in Hakluyt's Voy. 738 There be sundry Kings, whom they call Weroances. c1608E. M. Wingfield Discourse Virginia in Capt. J. Smith's Wks. (Arb.) I. p. lxxvi, Both these wyroaunces haue euer since remayned in peace and trade with vs. 1612Capt. J. Smith Map Virginia Wks. (Arb.) I. 81 This word Werowance which we call and conster for a king, is a common worde whereby they call all commanders. 1635Relat. Maryland 26 Their Government is Monarchicall, he that governes in chiefe, is called the Werowance. 1705Beverley Hist. Virginia iii. xi. (1722) 194 A Werowance is a Military Officer, who of Course takes upon him the Command of all Parties.
1893M. A. Owen Old Rabbit i. 3 She was accepted as a child of the Werowances. 1899Atlantic Monthly June 725/2 The canoe of the Nansemond werowance. |