sagamore
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sagamore
1605–15, < Eastern Abenaki sὰkəmα < Proto-Algonquian *sa˙kima˙wa; cf. sachem
Example Sentences
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The fact pressed upon her that her people were completely bound to the white sagamore and all his deeds.
From The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World by Catherwood, Mary Hartwell
His sway as grand sagamore of the Micmac nation extended from Gaspe to Cape Sable.
From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)
With the simplicity of an angel who would not be longer hindered by mundane society, she took up her pail, saying, "Good-day, sagamore," and swept on across the dead leaves.
From The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World by Catherwood, Mary Hartwell
Do you think the sagamore, or Uncas, or even I, who am a man without a cross, would deliberate about finding a cover in a scrimmage when an open body would do no good?
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert
Micmac sagamore; became a convert to Christianity in extreme old age.
From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various
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