Word Origin and History for Chamorro Expand indigenous people of Guam and the Marianas Islands, from Spanish Chamorro, literally shorn, shaven, bald. Supposedly because the men shaved their heads, but the name also has been connected to native Chamoru, said to mean noble, so perhaps Chamorro is a Spanish folk etymology.
harbinger. n. 1. a person or thing that announces or indicates the approach of something; forerunner. 2. (Historical Terms) a person sent in advance of a royal party or army to obtain lodgings for them. vb.
Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Encompass(verb) to circumscribe or go round so as to surround closely; to encircle; to inclose; to environ; as, a ring encompasses the finger; an army encompasses a city; a voyage encompassing the world.