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sachem
/ˈseɪt͡ʃəm/
noun 4
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1ADJ.
harsh
Definitions
noun
1
A chief of one or several Native American tribe(s), especially of the Algonquians; a sagamore.
Planted with their broad ends on the deck, a circle of these slabs laced together, mutually sloped towards each other, and at the apex united in a tufted point, where the loose hairy fibres waved to and fro like the top-knot on some old Pottowottamie Sachem’s head.
If a sachem was too harsh, a tribesman might leave and join another tribe.
2
A boss, a leader.
3
An eminent member of a group, or an eminent person in society; a sagamore.
4
A high-ranking officer of the Tammany Hall political organization.
The society elects annually thirteen sachems, which represent the original thirteen States. […] The other officers of the society are a Secretary, Treasurer, Sagamore, and Wiskinkie.
Aboriginal titles were adopted and the head of each tribe was called a sachem. […] Its proprietor, Abraham Martling, was elected a sachem on several occasions and members of Tammany were often called Martling Men.
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noun — a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especial
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Planted with their broad ends on the deck, a circle of these slabs laced together, mutually sloped towards each other, and at the apex united in a tufted point, where the loose hairy fibres waved to a
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If a sachem was too harsh, a tribesman might leave and join another tribe.
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The society elects annually thirteen sachems, which represent the original thirteen States. […] The other officers of the society are a Secretary, Treasurer, Sagamore, and Wiskinkie.
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