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sachem Definition

☆ sa·chem (sā′c̸həm)

noun

  1. among some North American Indian tribes, the chief (of the tribe or of a confederation)
  2. any of the leaders of the Tammany Society

Etymology: < Algonquian languages of SE New England: cf. Massachusett sontim, Narragansett sâchim

Browse dictionary entries near sachem

  1. ‹ Sachar, Abram Leon
  2. ‹ sacerdotalism
  3. ‹ sacerdotal
  4. ‹ sacculus
  5. ‹ saccule
  6. ‹ sacculate
  7. ‹ saccular
  8. ‹ Sacco
  9. ‹ saccharose
  10. ‹ saccharometer
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