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单词 sachem
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sachem

noun

sa·​chem ˈsā-chəm How to pronounce sachem (audio) ˈsa- How to pronounce sachem (audio)
1
: a North American Indian chief
especially : the chief of a confederation of the Algonquian tribes of the North Atlantic coast
2
: a Tammany leader
sachemic
sā-ˈche-mik How to pronounce sachem (audio)
sa-
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Larry Fisher, chief sachem of the Mattakeeset Massachuset tribe leads a traditional song honoring the tribal land and ancestry at Titicut Indian Reservation in Bridgewater, Mass, Nov. 27, 2020. WSJ, 17 June 2022 This relationship was based on a treaty of mutual protection, signed on March 22, 1621, by Gov. John Carver and the sachem Ousamequin, better known as Massasoit. WSJ, 29 Nov. 2021 Some scholars counter that Mason’s statue should remain — with the addition of statues of Indigenous leaders, such as the Mohegan sachem Uncas and the Pequot Sachem Sassacus. Rick Green, courant.com, 17 Nov. 2021 The Pokanoket tribe and their sachem Massasoit shared in three days of feasting and entertainment with English colonists in the autumn of 1621, helping to inspire the holiday of gathering and giving thanks, according to the museum. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 15 July 2021 Staten Island’s last unbought parcel was sold, in 1670, by a Raritan sachem named Pierwim. Joshua Jelly-schapiro, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2021 The building was set to open as the Shawmut Center, with arena seats stamped with the bank’s classic logo of sachem Obbatinewat, a native North American. Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Jan. 2021 To fund political activities, the sachem collected tribute from the people in the form of crops, furs, game, and labor. National Geographic, 19 Nov. 2020 After losing about half their people during the harsh winter months, the colonists in 1621 finally received a visit from Samoset, a visiting Abenaki sachem, or leader, who happened to speak English. Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Narragansett sâchim

First Known Use

1622, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

sachem

noun

sa·​chem ˈsā-chəm How to pronounce sachem (audio)
: a chief of a tribe of indigenous people of North America and especially one of the Algonquian tribes
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