sagamore

Meaning

1. (US, historical) Synonym of sachem.
2. (US, archaic, historical, informal) Synonym of sachem.
3. (US, historical) A high-ranking officer of the Tammany Hall political organization responsible for taking care of its property.

Synonyms

sachem

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsæɡəmɔː/

Etymology

Cognate with Western Abnaki: sôgmô

Cognate with Mi'kmaw: saqamaw

Cognate with Eastern Abnaki: sagama

In summary

From an Algonquian language; compare Abenaki sôgmô, sôgemô (“chief”), Mi'kmaq saqamaw (“chief”), and Penobscot sagama, sagema, sagemo, sangemo (“chief”), all ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *sa·kima·wa (“male chief”). Doublet of sachem.