sagamore
[sag-uh-mawr, ‐mohr]
- (among the American Indians of New England) a chief or leader.
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Origin of sagamore
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Contemporary Examples
“With every fiber in me I want to run this race,” said Loeb at the press conference at the Sagamore Hotel.
A large metal sign permanently affixed to the superstructure reminded us that we were on the “Sagamore Bridge, 1933-1935.”
It’s Time America Makes Good Again on Its Belief in Public Works and Public SpiritDaniel Kevles
September 1, 2012
Historical Examples
Look at the Sagamore, how like a grand Indian chief he sits by the fire.
The Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper
John Bonyton heads our foes, but to-night is the last one to the Sagamore.
The end came peacefully in the night hours at Sagamore Hill.
Theodore Roosevelt and His TimesHarold Howland
Once, too, he had seen him at the Sagamore Angling Club up state.
A Young Man in a HurryRobert W. Chambers
The most prominent person in a village was called the sagamore.
Four American IndiansEdson L. Whitney
sagamore
- (among some North American Indians) a chief or eminent manAlso called: sachem
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Word Origin
C17: from Abnaki sāgimau, literally: he overcomes
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Word Origin and History for sagamore
n.
"king or chief among some Native American tribes," 1610s, sagamo, from Abenaki (Algonquian) zogemo "chief, ruler," from the same root as sachem.
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