n.
Pronunciation: ō - ' s ā j, ' ō - ˌ
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural Osag · es or Osage
Etymology: French, probably from an Algonquian language, from Osage wa ž á ž e, a self-designation
Date: 1698
1 : a member of an American Indian people orig. of Missouri
2 : the Siouan language of the Osage people