Pawnees \Paw`nees"\, prop. n. pl.; sing. {Pawnee}. (Ethnol.)
A tribe of Indians (called also {Loups}) who formerly
occupied the region of the Platte river, but now (1890) live
mostly in the Indian Territory (Oklahoma). The term is often
used in a wider sense to include also the related tribes of
Rickarees and Wichitas. Called also {Pani}.
[1913 Webster] Pawner