sachem noun. ['seɪtʃǝm, 'satʃǝm] E17.
[Massachusetts Algonquian sontim.]
1. The supreme chief of some N. American Indians. E17.

2. A prominent member of a society etc.; a political leader. joc. (chiefly N. Amer.). L17.

■ sachemdom noun (a) the position of sachem; (b) the territory ruled by a sachem: M18.

■ sachemship noun = sachemdom L18.

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