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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) sachem
(among some North American Indians)

2. sachem
the chief of a tribe or confederation.

3. sachem
one of the high officials in the Tammany Society.

Etymology: (1615–25, Amer.; < SE New England Algonquian < Proto-Algonquian *sa&raiseddot;kima&raiseddot;wa)

Definition of 'sachem'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) sachem
a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall)

2. (noun) sachem, sagamore
a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief)

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) sachem
a chief of a tribe of the American Indians; a sagamore

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