Wahunsonacock (Noun)
Meaning
Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550?-1618).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The name Wahunsonacock is thought to be an Algonquian title meaning 'he who is from a far place.'
- Wahunsonacock established the powerful Powhatan Confederacy that controlled much of eastern Virginia.
- Wahunsonacock was a powerful leader who sought to unite various Algonquian-speaking tribes in the region.
- Wahunsonacock was the paramount chief of the Powhatan Confederacy, making him the dominant leader in the area when the English settled Jamestown in 1607.
- As the father of Pocahontas, Wahunsonacock's legacy is often intertwined with the famous story of his daughter's interactions with English colonists.