seneca

noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about seneca at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

1. Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD).
2. A member of the Iroquoian people formerly living in New York State south of Lake Ontario.
3. The Iroquoian language spoken by the Seneca.