Found 2 items, similar to sachem.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sachem sachem n 1: a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall) 2: a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief) [syn: sagamore]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sachem Sachem \Sa"chem\ (s[a^]"chem), n. A chief of a tribe of the American Indians; a sagamore. See Sagamore. [1913 Webster]