noun
or mal·i·seet ˈmaləˌsēt, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷
( plural malecite or malecites or maliseet or maliseets )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: probably from Micmac Malisit
1.
a. : an Indian people of New Brunswick, Canada, and of the northernmost part of northeastern Maine
b. : a member of such people
2. : an Algonquian language of the Malecite and Passamaquoddy peoples