Jaredite

noun

Jar·​ed·​ite

ˈja(a)rəˌdīt

plural -s

: one of a group of people that according to Mormon belief settled America after the general dispersal accompanying the confusion of tongues at Babel compare nephite

Word History

Etymology

Jared, the eponymous ancestor of the Jaredites according to the Book of Mormon (Ether 1:31 ff) + English -ite

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