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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sa•chem /ˈseɪtʃəm/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Anthropology(among some North American Indians) the chief of a tribe or confederation.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sa•chem (sā′chəm),USA pronunciation n. - Anthropology(among some North American Indians)
- the chief of a tribe.
- the chief of a confederation.
- Anthropologya member of the governing body of the League of the Iroquois.
- Governmentone of the high officials in the Tammany Society.
- Government, Slang Terms[Slang.]a political party leader.
- Proto-Algonquian *sa·kima·wa; compare sagamore
- southeastern New England Algonquian (compare Narragansett (English spelling, spelled) sâchim, saunchum, Massachusett sontim)
- 1615–25, American.;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sachem /ˈseɪtʃəm/ n - US a leader of a political party or organization, esp of Tammany Hall
- another name for sagamore
Etymology: 17th Century: from Narraganset sǎchim chief |