Main Entry: sa·chem

Pronunciation: \ˈsā-chəm, ˈsa-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Narragansett sâchim

Date: 1622

1 : a North American Indian chief; especially : the chief of a confederation of the Algonquian tribes of the North Atlantic coast
2 : a Tammany leader

— sa·chem·ic \sā-ˈche-mik, sa-\ adjective