Sachem

/ˈseɪt͡ʃəm/

Synonyms for "sachem" (90 found)

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czardalai lamadignitarydignityelderestablishmentfatherfiguregreatgreat manholy roman emperorimportant personincainterestskaidkaiserkeynoterkhanlionlords of creation
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sagamoreshahsheikhshogunsomebodysomethingstandard bearerstandard-bearertennothe greatthe toptoptop brasstop peopletycoonvery important personvipworthy

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Indian chiefIndian chieftainleaderleadershipofficepolpolitical leaderpoliticianpolitico

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Lenape sachemMassachusett sachemPowhatan sachemethnographic sachemprincipal sachemsachem successortreaty sachem

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Lenape sachemPowhatan sachemprincipal sachemsachem of the tribetribal sachem

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Planted with their broad ends on the deck, a circle of these slabs laced together, mutually sloped towards each other, and at the apex united in a tufted point, where the loose hairy fibres waved to and fro like the top-knot on some old Pottowottamie Sachem’s head.

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If a sachem was too harsh, a tribesman might leave and join another tribe.

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The society elects annually thirteen sachems, which represent the original thirteen States. […] The other officers of the society are a Secretary, Treasurer, Sagamore, and Wiskinkie.

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Aboriginal titles were adopted and the head of each tribe was called a sachem. […] Its proprietor, Abraham Martling, was elected a sachem on several occasions and members of Tammany were often called Martling Men.

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