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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Lay her more along the land, sagamore; we are doubling on the varlets, and perhaps they may try to strike our trail on the long calculation.”
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert
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)
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
This sagamore accompanied Poutrincourt on his tour of exploration to the westward and offered single handed to oppose a hostile band who attacked the French.
From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)
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
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