sachem
IPA: sˈætʃʌm
noun
- 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.