I. ˈiŋkə noun
( plural incas also inca )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Spanish, from Quechua inka king, prince, male of royal blood
1.
a. : a ruler of the Incaic Empire prior to the Spanish conquest
b. : a member of this empire's royal house ; broadly : a person of high rank or exalted position under this empire
2.
a. : a small Quechuan people of the valley of Cuzco in Peru that established hegemony over surrounding peoples to form the Incaic Empire from about 1100 until the Spanish conquest in 1531-35
b. : any of the constituent Quechuan peoples of the Incaic Empire
3. : a member of an Inca people
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
: incaic