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sachem

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈseɪt͡ʃəm/Part of speech nounSorted acehmsStarts with SEnds with M0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief)

Word origin

Borrowed from Narragansett sachem; compare Mi'kmaq saqamaw (“chief”) and Unami sakima (“chief”), all ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *sa·kima·wa. Doublet of sagamore.

Used in a sentence

  • If a sachem was too harsh, a tribesman might leave and join another tribe.
  • The society elects annually thirteen sachems, which represent the original thirteen States. […] The other officers of the society are a Secretary, Treasurer, Sagamore, and Wiskinkie.
  • Aboriginal titles were adopted and the head of each tribe was called a sachem. […] Its proprietor, Abraham Martling, was elected a sachem on several occasions and members of Tammany were often called Martling Men.

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