sagamore
Meanings
noun
- Synonym of sachem.
- A chief of one or several Native American tribe(s), especially of the Algonquians.
- An eminent member of a group, or an eminent person in society.
- A high-ranking officer of the Tammany Hall political organization responsible for taking care of its property.
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Etymology
From an Algonquian language; compare Abenaki sôgmô, sôgemô (“chief”), Mi'kmaq saqamaw (“chief”), and Penobscot sagama, sagema, sagemo, sangemo (“chief”), all ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *sa·kima·wa (“male chief”). Doublet of sachem.
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