Issue

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Issue. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Issue, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Issue in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Issue you have here. The definition of the word Issue will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofIssue, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: issue

English

Etymology

From Free (“not enslaved”) Issue (“progeny”), "an antiquated designation for descendants of enslaved people who were freed before the Civil War", later applied to Monacans because Virginia laws for a time required births to be registered as either "White" or "Colored", erasing Indians, and clerks later haphazardly classified Monacans (even from the same mother and father) as "Mixed Indian", "Negro", or "Issue".[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪʃ(j)u/, /ˈɪʃ(j)ə/

Noun

Issue (plural Issues)

  1. (derogatory) A Monacan Indian; a member of a Mestee group originating in Amherst County, Virginia.

References

  1. ^ 2022 March 16, "Monacan Indian Nation defeats utility project at historic capital of Rassawek", The Washington Post
  2. ^ Karenne Wood and Diane Shields, "Historical Chronology of the Monacan Indian Nation"

Further reading

Anagrams

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia