noun
historicalA member of a (former) North American Indian people formerly living alongside the Meherrin River in south-eastern Virginia.
The Meherrin were probably speakers of an Iroquoian language.
adjective
historicalOf, relating to, or designating the Meherrin.
Origin
Mid 17th century. Origin unknown; the variant suffixes -eck and -ick suggest borrowing from an Algonquian language.
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