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sagamore
[ sag-uh-mawr, ‑-³¾´Ç³ó°ù ]
noun
- (among the American Indians of New England) a chief or leader.
sagamore
/ ˈ²õæɡəˌ³¾É”Ë /
noun
- (among some North American Indians) a chief or eminent man Also calledsachem
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of sagamore1
C17: from Abnaki ²õÄå²µ¾±³¾²¹³Ü, literally: he overcomes
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Example Sentences
Winds of Thunder, the tribe’s sagamore, or chief of chiefs, called the land its “spiritual high grounds†and said it wants the land back because it was its principal village.
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His bearing was frank and fearless, as became a sagamore.
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His bearing makes him conspicuous among a score of famous sagamores who are leading the assault.
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Micmac sagamore; became a convert to Christianity in extreme old age.
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His sway as grand sagamore of the Micmac nation extended from Gaspe to Cape Sable.
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