sagamore
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sag·a·more

noun \ˈsa-gə-ˌmr\

Definition of SAGAMORE

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

Origin of SAGAMORE

Eastern Abenaki sὰkəmα
First Known Use: 1613

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