sagamore

3 definitions found

sagamore - 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]

sagamore - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  sagamore
      n 1: a chief of a North American tribe or confederation
           (especially an Algonquian chief) [syn: sachem,
           sagamore]

sagamore - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Sagamore, MA (CDP, FIPS 58965)
    Location: 41.78323 N, 70.53419 W
    Population (1990): 2589 (1290 housing units)
    Area: 8.7 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)