sag·a·more /ˈsægəˌmor, ˌmɔr/
酋長
Sag·a·more n.
1. 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.”
2. A juice used in medicine. [Obs.]
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sagamore
n : a chief of a North American tribe or confederation
(especially an Algonquian chief) [syn: sachem]