Hanodaganears

English

Alternative forms

• Hanadahguyus (obsolete)

Etymology

From Seneca Hanödaga:nyas, from kanötayëʼ (“town”) + odiganyas (“he eats them”), thus "he destroys the town", "town destroyer", "devourer of villages", etc.

Proper noun

Hanodaganears

1. An honorific, if not partially derisive, title given to those who incur great destruction. Notably bestowed on George Washington.