sachem

Pronunciation:		'seychum
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Matching Terms:		sachel, sachemdom, sachemship, sachet
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief) [n] a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall)

	Synonyms:	sagamore

	See Also:	Indian chief, Indian chieftan, pol, political leader, politician, politico

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Sa"chem\ (s[acr"]chem), n. A chief of a tribe of the American Indians; a sagamore. See {Sagamore}.