Thesaurus: sagamore

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1. n. The head of a tribe among the American Indians; a chief; -- generally used as synonymous with sachem, but some writters distinguished between them, making the sachem a chief of the first rank, and a sagamore one of the second rank.
2. n. A juice used in medicine.
3. n. a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief)
4. 1. Etym: [Cf. Sachem.] The head of a tribe among the American Indians; a chief; -- generally used as synonymous with sachem, but some writters distinguished between them, making the sachem a chief of the first rank, and a sagamore one of the second rank. "Be it sagamore, sachem, or powwow." Longfellow. 2. A juice used in medicine. [Obs.] Johnson.
5. The head of a tribe among the American Indians; a chief; --generally used as synonymous with sachem, but some writtersdistinguished between them, making the sachem a chief of the firstrank, and a sagamore one of the second rank. "Be it sagamore, sachem,or powwow." Longfellow.
6. n a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief)