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sagamore

[ sag-uh-mawr, ‑-dz ]

noun

  1. (among the American Indians of New England) a chief or leader.


sagamore

/ ˈæɡəˌɔː /

noun

  1. (among some North American Indians) a chief or eminent man Also calledsachem
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sagamore1

1605–15, Americanism; < Eastern Abenaki ὰəα < Proto-Algonquian *˙쾱˙ɲ; sachem
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sagamore1

C17: from Abnaki 岵, literally: he overcomes
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Winds of Thunder, the tribe’s sagamore, or chief of chiefs, called the land its “spiritual high grounds” and said it wants the land back because it was its principal village.

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His bearing was frank and fearless, as became a sagamore.

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His bearing makes him conspicuous among a score of famous sagamores who are leading the assault.

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Micmac sagamore; became a convert to Christianity in extreme old age.

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His sway as grand sagamore of the Micmac nation extended from Gaspe to Cape Sable.

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