(circa 1580–1661), chief of the Wampanoag Indians; father of King Philip. He signed a peace treaty with the Pilgrims at Plymouth in 1621 and remained a friend to white settlers, although their territorial expansion troubled him.
Definition of Massasoit in US English:
Massasoit
proper nounˈmasəsoit
(circa 1580–1661), chief of the Wampanoag Indians; father of King Philip. He signed a peace treaty with the Pilgrims at Plymouth in 1621 and remained a friend to white settlers, although their territorial expansion troubled him.