danite Meaning, Definition & Usage

Dan"ite noun

Definitions

1. A descendant of Dan; an Israelite of the tribe of Dan. Judges xiii. 2.
2. So called in remembrance of the prophecy in Gen. xlix. 17, "Dan shall be a serpent by the way," etc. One of a secret association of Mormons, bound by an oath to obey the heads of the church in all things. U. S.