sachem

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Narragansett sachem; compare Mi'kmaq saqamaw (“chief”) and Unami sakima (“chief”), all ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *sa·kima·wa. Doublet of sagamore. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈseɪt͡ʃəm/, /ˈsæt͡ʃəm/ Hyphenation: sa‧chem === Noun === sachem (plural sachems) (US, chiefly historical) A chief of one or several Native American tribe(s), especially of the Algonquians; a sagamore. [from early 17th c.] (informal) A boss, a leader. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:boss (archaic) An eminent member of a group, or an eminent person in society; a sagamore. (politics) A high-ranking officer of the Tammany Hall political organization. A butterfly of the Americas, Atalopedes campestris. ==== Derived terms ==== sachemdom sachemic sachemship ==== Related terms ==== sagamore sagamoreship ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === sachem on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === McShea, mechas, samech, schame, schema == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English sachem, from an Algonquian language. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsaː.xəm/ Hyphenation: sa‧chem === Noun === sachem m (plural sachems, no diminutive) sachem, Native American chief [from ca. 1700] == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === sachem m (plural sachems) sachem === Further reading === “sachem”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Verb === sachem (reintegrationist norm) inflection of sachar: third-person plural present subjunctive third-person plural imperative == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -aʃẽj̃, (Portugal) -aʃɐ̃j̃ Hyphenation: sa‧chem === Verb === sachem inflection of sachar: third-person plural present subjunctive third-person plural imperative == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French sachem. === Noun === sachem m (plural sachemi) sachem ==== Declension ==== === References === sachem in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN