1.
[syn: sachem, sagamore]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sagamore \Sag"a*more\, n.
1. [Cf. Sachem.] The head of a tribe among the American
Indians; a chief; -- generally used as synonymous with
sachem, but some writters distinguished between them,
making the sachem a chief of the first rank, and a
sagamore one of the second rank. "Be it sagamore, sachem,
or powwow." --Longfellow.
[1913 Webster]
2. A juice used in medicine. [Obs.] --Johnson.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sagamore
n 1: a chief of a North American tribe or confederation
(especially an Algonquian chief) [syn: sachem,
sagamore]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Sagamore, MA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Massachusetts
Population (2000): 3544
Housing Units (2000): 1532
Land area (2000): 3.356184 sq. miles (8.692476 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.152548 sq. miles (0.395097 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.508732 sq. miles (9.087573 sq. km)
FIPS code: 58965
Located within: Massachusetts (MA), FIPS 25
Location: 41.785825 N, 70.530887 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Sagamore, MA
Sagamore