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Webster 1913 Edition


Inca

In′ca

,
Noun.
(a)
An emperor or monarch of Peru before, or at the time of, the Spanish conquest; any member of this royal dynasty, reputed to have been descendants of the sun.
(b)
pl.
The people governed by the Incas, now represented by the Quichua tribe.
Inca dove
(Zool.)
,
a small dove (
Scardafella inca
), native of Arizona, Lower California, and Mexico.

Webster 1828 Edition


Inca

IN'CA

,
Noun.
The name or title given by the natives of Peru to their kings and to the princes of the blood, before the conquest of that country by the Spaniards.