sagamore

[ sag-uh-mawr, ‐mohr ]

noun
  1. (among the American Indians of New England) a chief or leader.

Origin of sagamore

1
1605–15, Americanism;<Eastern Abenaki sὰkəmα< Proto-Algonquian *sa˙kima˙wa;cf. sachem

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How to use sagamore in a sentence

  • Then the sagamore, as the oldest and highest in rank, in a few calm and dignified words, proposed the subject for deliberation.

    The Last of the Mohicans | James Fenimore Cooper
  • sagamore, you will take the hillside, to the right; Uncas will bend along the brook to the left, while I will try the trail.

    The Last of the Mohicans | James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for sagamore

sagamore

/ (ˈsæɡəˌmɔː) /


noun
  1. (among some North American Indians) a chief or eminent man: Also called: sachem

Origin of sagamore

1
C17: from Abnaki sāgimau, literally: he overcomes

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