n.
Pronunciation: ' s ā -ch ə m, ' sa-
Function: noun
Etymology: Narragansett sâchim
Date: 1622
1 : a No. American Indian chief especially : the chief of a confederation of the Algonquian tribes of the No. Atlantic coast
2 : a Tammany leader
– sa · chem · ic \ s ā - ' che-mik, sa- \ adjective