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sagamore
[ sag-uh-mawr, 鈥-尘辞丑谤 ]
noun
- (among the American Indians of New England) a chief or leader.
sagamore
/ 藞蝉忙伞蓹藢尘蓴藧 /
noun
- (among some North American Indians) a chief or eminent man Also calledsachem
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of sagamore1
C17: from Abnaki 蝉腻驳颈尘补耻, literally: he overcomes
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Winds of Thunder, the tribe鈥檚 sagamore, or chief of chiefs, called the land its 鈥渟piritual high grounds鈥 and said it wants the land back because it was its principal village.
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His bearing was frank and fearless, as became a sagamore.
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His bearing makes him conspicuous among a score of famous sagamores who are leading the assault.
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Micmac sagamore; became a convert to Christianity in extreme old age.
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His sway as grand sagamore of the Micmac nation extended from Gaspe to Cape Sable.
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