werowance
A chief of an American Indian tribe in colonial Virginia and Maryland.
historical
they stirred not from vs, but walked vp and downe, by and amongst vs, the best of them inquiring for our Weroance or king, with whom they would gladly consult to know the occasion of our comming thither […]
Where it comes from
Apparently borrowed from Powhatan wirowántĕsu (“he is rich”), from wiro (“to be rich”).
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry werowance (CC BY-SA 4.0).