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sachem
Part of speech: NounA North American Indian chief.
Usage examples "sachem":- Taking every circumstance into view, it will be readily concluded that he was a favourite with the Indians; indeed some of our fathers say, that he was once their grand Sachem; the greater part, however, think he was the first governor of the whites, and this I believe. - "Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 (of 3)", James Athearn Jones.
- " They carry me to this Sachem," I said. - "Salute to Adventurers", John Buchan.
- It is the highest elevation in the southern part of the island, receiving its name as the seat of a sachem. - "Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast", Samuel Adams Drake.