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1. (n.) sagamore
(among the American Indians of New England) a chief or leader.
Etymology: (1605–15, Amer.; < Eastern Abenaki s&agrgrave;k&schwa;m&agr; < Proto-Algonquian *sa&raiseddot;kima&raiseddot;wa; cf. sachem)
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1. (noun) sachem, sagamore
a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief)
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1. (noun) sagamore
the head of a tribe among the American Indians; a chief; -- generally used as synonymous with sachem, but some writters distinguished between them, making the sachem a chief of the first rank, and a sagamore one of the second rank
2. (noun) sagamore
a juice used in medicine
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