sagamore
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of sagamore
1605–15, < Eastern Abenaki sὰkəmα < Proto-Algonquian *sa˙kima˙wa; sachem
Example Sentences
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Winds of Thunder, the tribe’s sagamore, or chief of chiefs, called the land its “spiritual high grounds” and said it wants the land back because it was its principal village.
From Seattle Times
His bearing was frank and fearless, as became a sagamore.
From Project Gutenberg
His bearing makes him conspicuous among a score of famous sagamores who are leading the assault.
From Project Gutenberg
Micmac sagamore; became a convert to Christianity in extreme old age.
From Project Gutenberg
His sway as grand sagamore of the Micmac nation extended from Gaspe to Cape Sable.
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