cockarouse

noun

cock·​a·​rouse

variants or cockerouse

ˈkäkəˌrau̇s

plural -s

: a person of consequence among the American colonists

Word History

Etymology

of Algonquian origin; akin to caucauasu elder (in some Algonquian language of Virginia)

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