| 单词 | sachem |
| 释义 | sachem —sachemdom, n. —sachemic /say chem"ik, say"cheuh mik/, adj. —sachemship, n. /say"cheuhm/, n. 1. (among some North American Indians) a. the chief of a tribe. b. the chief of a confederation. 2. a member of the governing body of the League of the Iroquois. 3. one of the high officials in the Tammany Society. 4. Slang. a political party leader. [1615-25, Amer.; < southeastern New England Algonquian (cf. Narragansett (E sp.) sâchim, saunchum, Massachusett sontim) < Proto-Algonquian *sa·kima·wa; cf. SAGAMORE] |
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