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Meaning of SAGAMORE

Pronunciation:  'sagu`mowr

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief)
 
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 Synonyms: sachem
 
 See Also: Indian chief, Indian chieftan

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sag"a*more\, n.
1. [Cf. {Sachem}.] The head of a tribe among the American
   Indians; a chief; -- generally used as synonymous with
   sachem, but some writters distinguished between them,
   making the sachem a chief of the first rank, and a
   sagamore one of the second rank. ``Be it sagamore, sachem,
   or powwow.'' --Longfellow.
2. A juice used in medicine. [Obs.] --Johnson.
 

 

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