<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>(in the Bible) Jacob's eleventh son, the first of Jacob and his second wife, Rachel: sold into slavery by his brothers.</li><li>(in the Bible) the husband of Mary who was the mother of Jesus.</li><li>Hinmaton-yalaktit, c1840–1904, leader of the Nez Perce: led 1,000-mile (1,600-km) retreat from U.S. forces in an attempt to reach Canada in 1877.</li><li>Joseph, a long coat buttoning in the front, worn especially by women as part of their riding habit in colonial America.</li><li>a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “increaser.”</li></ul>