SACHEM


Meaning of SACHEM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsā-chəm, ˈsa- ]

noun

Etymology: Narragansett sâchim

Date: 1622

1. : a North American Indian chief ; especially : the chief of a confederation of the Algonquian tribes of the North Atlantic coast

2. : a Tammany leader

• sa·chem·ic sā-ˈche-mik, sa- adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.