sunck

noun

variants or less commonly suncke

ˈsəŋk

plural -s

archaic

: a female American Indian chief compare sagamore

Word History

Etymology

of Algonquian origin; akin to Natick sonksq wife of a sachem, queen, from soṅqhuau he prevails, overcomes + squa woman

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