Metis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  M'etis \M['e]`tis"\, n. m. M'etisse \M['e]`tisse"\, n. f.[F.;
     akin to Sp. mestizo. See {Mestizo}.]
     1. The offspring of a white person and an American Indian.
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     2. The offspring of a white person and a quadroon; an


        octoroon. [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  metis
       n : a half-breed of white and Indian parentage