sachem

Definition of Sachem in English :

1. sachem

a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall)

2. sachem, sagamore

a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sachem

noun

1. US

a leader of a political party or organization, esp of Tammany Hall

2. another name for sagamore

noun

1.

among some North American Indian tribes, the chief (of the tribe or of a confederation)

2.

any of the leaders of the Tammany Society

n.

1.

a. A chief of a Native American tribe or confederation, especially an Algonquian chief.

b. A member of the ruling council of the Iroquois confederacy.

2. A high official of the Tammany Society, a political organization in New York City.