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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

"The sagamore should have kept his first wife himself."

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

Lescarbot describes the Indian sagamore as a man of great influence who loved the French and admired their civilization.

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

Sachem, sā′chem, n. a chief of a North American Indian tribe, a sagamore: one of the Tammany leaders.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

The chief held a little higher position in the tribe than the sagamore did in his village.

From Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola by Perry, F. M. (Frances Melville)

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