Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A chief; a person of wealth or distinction.
  • noun Same as quinnat.

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    "Ty ee adj Nootka Taiyi Tyke Jewitt A chief Any thing of superior order Saghalie tyee the Deity tyee salmon the spring salmon Toyon is given by some of the northwestern voyagers as the Eskimo appellation for chief "

    February 4, 2013