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    sachem
    /ˈseɪtʃəm/

    noun

    • 1. (among some North American Indian peoples) a chief.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sachemSachem Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SACHEM is a North American Indian chief; especially : the chief of a confederation of the Algonquian tribes of the North Atlantic coast.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SachemSachem - Wikipedia

    Sachems / ˈseɪtʃəmz / and sagamores / ˈsæɡəmɔːrz / are paramount chiefs among the Algonquians or other Native American tribes of northeastern North America, including the Iroquois. The two words are anglicizations of cognate terms (c. 1622) from different Eastern Algonquian languages.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › sachemSACHEM Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. (among some North American Indians) the chief of a tribe. the chief of a confederation. a member of the governing body of the League of the Iroquois. one of the high officials in the Tammany Society. Slang. a political party leader. sachem. / seɪˈtʃɛmɪk; ˈseɪtʃəm; ˈseɪtʃə- / noun.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › sachemSachem - definition of sachem by The Free Dictionary

    n. 1. a. A chief of a Native American tribe or confederation, especially an Algonquian chief. b. A member of the ruling council of the Iroquois confederacy. 2. A high official of the Tammany Society, a political organization in New York City. [ Of Massachusett origin .]

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sachemSachem - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of sachem. noun. a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief) synonyms: sagamore. see more. noun. a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall) see more.

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › sachemsachem - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    May 21, 2024 · If a sachem was too harsh, a tribesman might leave and join another tribe. ( informal) A boss, a leader . Synonyms: see Thesaurus: boss. ( archaic) An eminent member of a group, or an eminent person in society; a sagamore. ( politics) A high-ranking officer of the Tammany Hall political organization .

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › sachem_nsachem, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    What does the noun sachem mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun sachem. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in U.S. English. See meaning & use. How common is the noun sachem? About 0.3 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.