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sagamore

American  
[sag-uh-mawr, ‑-mohr] / ˈsæg əˌmɔr, ‑ˌmoʊr /

noun

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


sagamore British  
/ ˈsæɡəˌmɔː /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of sagamore

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

Example Sentences

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Micmac sagamore; became a convert to Christianity in extreme old age.

From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various

Bessabez, the sagamore of the Penobscot Indians, allowed the body of the dead chief to be taken home by his friends to Port Royal and its arrival was the signal of great lamentation.

From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)

"You must not follow me, sagamore," she remonstrated, as with a child.

From The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World by Catherwood, Mary Hartwell

The white sagamore had never before come in full uniform to a private talk, and it was necessary to smoke half an hour before a word could be said.

From The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World by Catherwood, Mary Hartwell

"It is a summer cloud," said the sagamore.

From The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance by Adams, John Turvill

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