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sagamore
[ sag-uh-mawr, ‑-dz ]
noun
- (among the American Indians of New England) a chief or leader.
sagamore
/ ˈæɡəˌɔː /
noun
- (among some North American Indians) a chief or eminent man Also calledsachem
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51Թ History and Origins
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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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