Etymology

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Today it means: An honorific, if not partially derisive, title given to those who incur great destruction. Notably bestowed on George Washington. Full definition →

Seneca Hanödaga:nyas
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  1. Seneca · derived fromHanödaga:nyas
  2. English todayHanodaganears

From Seneca Hanödaga:nyas, from kanötayëʼ (“town”) + odiganyas (“he eats them”), thus "he destroys the town", "town destroyer", "devourer of villages", etc.

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