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noun
- 1. (among some North American Indian peoples) a chief.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .]
May 29, 2018 · SACHEM, a term drawn from Algonkin speakers of the Northeast. Although English colonists in New England applied the term to most Indian leaders, the term truly applied to hereditary civil leaders as opposed to war leaders who acquired their status through prowess in combat.
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 .
