Definitions for sachemˈseɪ tʃəm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sa•chemˈseɪ tʃəm(n.)
(among some North American Indians) the chief of a tribe or confederation.
Category: Anthropology
one of the high officials in the Tammany Society.
Category: Government
Origin of sachem:
1615–25, Amer.; < SE New England Algonquian < Proto-Algonquian *sa·kima·wa
sa•chem′ic-ˈtʃɛm ɪk(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
sachem(noun)
a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall)
sachem, sagamore(noun)
a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief)
Wiktionary
sachem(Noun)
A chief of a tribe of the American Natives; a sagamore.
Origin: From sachem (compare Delaware sakima, Micmac sakumow).
Webster Dictionary
Sachem(noun)
a chief of a tribe of the American Indians; a sagamore
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