sagamore

First attested in the 1610s–1620s. From an Algonquian language; compare Abenaki sôgmô, sôgemô (“chief”); Penobscot sagama, sagema, sagemo, sangemo (“chief”); Mi'kmaq saqamaw (“chief”). Ultimately the same Proto-Algonquian root *sa·kima·wa as sachem.

sagamore (plural sagamores)

1. A chief of one or several Native American tribe(s), especially of the Algonquians.

   Be it sagamore, sachem, or powwow. — Longfellow.

2. (obsolete) A juice used in medicine.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Johnson to this entry?)

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