Lamanite
noun
La·man·ite
ˈlāməˌnīt
plural -s
Mormonism
: a member of a people descended from Laman, a son of the Jewish prophet Lehi, and identified as the ancestors of the American Indians compare nephite
Word History
Etymology
Laman, eponymous ancestor of the Lamanites in the Book of Mormon (Jacob 3:5) + English -ite)