noun
or ya·mas·see ˈyäməsē ; or yem·as·see ˈyem-
( plural yamasee or yamasees or yamassee or yamassees or yemassee or yemassees )
Usage: usually capitalized
: an Indian of a Muskogean people of the lower Savannah and the coast of Georgia driven to Florida after defeat by the whites in 1716 and finally incorporated with the Creeks and Seminoles