"sagamore" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsæɡəmɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsæɡəˌmɔɹ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sagamore.wav [Southern-England] Forms: sagamores [plural]
Etymology: From an Algonquian language; compare Abenaki sôgmô, sôgemô (“chief”), Mi'kmaq saqamaw (“chief”), and Penobscot sagama, sagema, sagemo, sangemo (“chief”), all ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *sa·kima·wa (“male chief”). Doublet of sachem. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|alg}} Algonquian, {{cog|abe|sôgmô}} Abenaki sôgmô, {{m|abe|sôgemô|t=chief}} sôgemô (“chief”), {{cog|mic|saqamaw|t=chief}} Mi'kmaq saqamaw (“chief”), {{cog|aaq|sagama}} Penobscot sagama, {{m|aaq|sagema}} sagema, {{m|aaq|sagemo}} sagemo, {{m|aaq|sangemo|t=chief}} sangemo (“chief”), {{der|en|alg-pro|*sa·kima·wa|t=male chief}} Proto-Algonquian *sa·kima·wa (“male chief”), {{doublet|en|sachem}} Doublet of sachem Head templates: {{en-noun}} sagamore (plural sagamores)
  1. Synonym of sachem
    A chief of one or several Native American tribe(s), especially of the Algonquians.
    Tags: US, historical
    Sense id: en-sagamore-en-noun-sA~iQxLS Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of American English: 73 3 24 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 5 40
  2. Synonym of sachem
    (informal, archaic) An eminent member of a group, or an eminent person in society.
    Tags: US, archaic, historical, informal
    Sense id: en-sagamore-en-noun-hQcgfYJ6
  3. (politics) A high-ranking officer of the Tammany Hall political organization responsible for taking care of its property. Tags: US, historical Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-sagamore-en-noun-1L-gq8yI Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sagamoreship [historical] Related terms: sachem, sachemdom, sachemic, sachemship

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