Definition of Senecas

1. n. pl. A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited a part of Western New York. This tribe was the most numerous and most warlike of the Five Nations.

Definition of Senecas

1. Noun. (plural of Seneca) ¹

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Definition of Senecas

1. seneca [n] - See also: seneca

Medical Definition of Senecas

1. A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited a part of Western new York. This tribe was the most numerous and most warlike of the Five Nations. Seneca grass, the rootstock of an American species of milkworth (Polygala Senega) having an aromatic but bitter taste. It is often used medicinally as an expectorant and diuretic, and, in large doses, as an emetic and cathartic. Alternative forms: Senega root, and Seneka root. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Senecas

sending offs
sending to Coventry
sending up
sendings
sendoff
sendoffs
sends
sends away
sends away for
sends off
sends to Coventry
sends up
sendup
sendups
sene
senecas
senecio
senecioic acid
senecios
seneciosis
senectitude
senectitudes
senega
senega root
senega snakeroot
senegal
senegal gum
senegalite
senegas
senegin

Literary usage of Senecas

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Life and Times of Sir William Johnson, Bart. by William Leete Stone (1865)
"Porter was long u chief of the Senecas by adoption. Edmund Kean, the tragedian, was also adopted by the Hurons of Loretto near Quebec. ..."

2. The Life and Times of Sir William Johnson, Bart. by William Leete Stone (1865)
"Washington Irving was adopted into the Huron clan, a few years before his death ; and the late General Peter B. Porter was long a chief of the Senecas by ..."

3. Lancaster County Indians: Annals of the Susquehannocks and Other Indian by Henry Frank Eshleman (1909)
"4, there is an item dated August 22, 1681 in which the Senecas make it appear that the ... They seem now to be In fear of their old conquerors the Senecas. ..."

4. Life and Times of Red-Jacket, Or Sa-go-ye-wat-ha: Being the Sequel to the by William Leete Stone (1841)
"... nations—The young Senecas eager to join them—The government of the United States admonished by Red-Jacket—His speech to the Secretary of War— Battle of ..."

5. Life and Times of Red-Jacket, Or Sa-go-ye-wat-ha: Being the Sequel to the by William Leete Stone (1841)
"It appears, moreover, that the Senecas themselves began to think of " removing their seats," at an early day after the peace of 1815. ..."

6. The Natural, Statistical, and Civil History of the State of New-York by James Macauley (1829)
"A little before the above meeting, De Nonville invaded the country of the Senecas, with two thousand French and six hundred In-: dians, and destroyed ..."

7. The Natural, Statistical, and Civil History of the State of New-York by James Macauley (1829)
"Early in July, the chiefs and warriors of the Senecas met him, ... The Senecas, by their chiefs and head warriors, very readily closed with his proffers. ..."

8. United States Statutes at Large: Containing the Laws and Concurrent ...by United States by United States (1846)
"February 28, 1831, 348 Treaty with the Senecas and Shawnees. ... 411 Treaty with the Senecas, May 20, 1842, 586 Seven Nations in Canada. ..."

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