sachem

IPA: sˈætʃʌm

A chief of one or several Native American tribe(s), especially of the Algonquians; a sagamore.
(informal)
A boss, a leader.
(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.

Examples of "sachem" in Sentences

Sachem School District's colors are red, black and gold.
Brant was a war chief, and not a hereditary Mohawk sachem.
Regardless, the entire tribe was led by one sachem chief .
A sachem or sagamore is a paramount chief among the Algonquins.
He asked to be executed by Uncas, chief sachem of the Mohegans.
The Dutch trader reacted by seizing a Pequot sachem as hostage.
The baron married Abenaki, the daughter of the sachem Modockawando.
Some sources contend the sagamore was a lesser chief than the sachem.
This was retribution for the confiscation of land belonging to sachem Sowheag.
Three members of the Sachem community will be inducted into the Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.