sunck

sunck
noun also suncke \\ˈsəŋk\ (-s)
Etymology: of Algonquian origin; akin to Natick sonksq wife of a sachem, queen, from soṅqhuau he prevails, overcomes + squa woman
archaic : a female American Indian chief — called also sunk squaw; compare sagamore

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