sagamore
noun
sag·a·more
ˈsa-gə-ˌmȯr 
1
: a subordinate chief of the Algonquian Indians of the North Atlantic coast
2
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Governor Henry Schricker, who held the office in the '40s and '50s, presented his sagamore titles with considerable pomp.
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Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, 27 July 2017
The sagamore said the tribe had reached out to Brown over the years about the significance of the land and its ownership claim but the university had recently become unresponsive.
—Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2017
His new enterprises — collectively they are called Plank Industries but nearly all have Sagamore in their names — are reshaping Baltimore’s waterfront and restoring luster to Maryland traditions and landmarks.
—Melissa Hoppert, New York Times, 16 May 2017
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Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, 27 July 2017
The sagamore said the tribe had reached out to Brown over the years about the significance of the land and its ownership claim but the university had recently become unresponsive.
—Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2017
His new enterprises — collectively they are called Plank Industries but nearly all have Sagamore in their names — are reshaping Baltimore’s waterfront and restoring luster to Maryland traditions and landmarks.
—Melissa Hoppert, New York Times, 16 May 2017
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sagamore
noun
sag·a·more
ˈsag-ə-ˌmō(ə)r
-ˌmȯ(ə)r
1
: an Algonquian chief
2
: sachem
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