/nez" perrs"/ ; Fr. /nay perdd say"/ , pl. Nez Percés /nez" perr"siz/ ; Fr. /nay perdd say"/ , ( esp. collectively ) Nez Percé for 1.
1. a member of a North American Indian people of the Sahaptin family.
2. the Sahaptin language of the Nez Percé.
[ 1805-15; ]