sachem
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Noun — A chief of one or several Native American tribe(s), especially of the Algonquians; a sagamore.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Narragansett sachem; compare Mi'kmaq saqamaw (“chief”) and Unami sakima (“chief”), all ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *sa·kima·wa. Doublet of sagamore.
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