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English-Thai Dictionary

sachem

N หัวหน้า เผ่า อินเดียน แดง dictator hua-na-pao-in-dia-dang

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SACHEM

n.In America, a chief among some of the native Indian tribes. [See Sagamore. ]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SACHEM

SACHEM Sa "chem, n.

Defn: A chief of a tribe of the American Indians; a sagamore.

SACHEMDOM

SACHEMDOM Sa "chem *dom, n.

Defn: The government or jurisdiction of a sachem. Dr. T. Dwight.

SACHEMSHIP

SACHEMSHIP Sa "chem *ship, n.

Defn: Office or condition of a sachem.

New American Oxford Dictionary

sachem

sa chem |ˈsāCHəm ˈseɪtʃəm | ▶noun (among some American Indian peoples ) a chief or leader. • informal a boss or leader. ORIGIN from Narragansett, ‘chief. ’ Compare with sagamore .

Oxford Dictionary

sachem

sachem |ˈseɪtʃəm, ˈsatʃəm | ▶noun (among some American Indian peoples ) a chief. • N. Amer. informal a boss or leader. ORIGIN from Narragansett, ‘chief, sagamore ’.