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sagamore

noun sag·a·more \ˈsa-gə-ˌmr\

Definition of SAGAMORE

1
:  a subordinate chief of the Algonquian Indians of the North Atlantic coast
2
:  sachem 1
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Origin of SAGAMORE

Eastern Abenaki sὰkəmα
First Known Use: 1613

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