sagamore

[ sag-uh-mawr, ‑-mohr ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

sagamore

/ ˈsæɡəˌmɔː /

1605–15, Americanism; < Eastern Abenaki sὰkəmα < Proto-Algonquian *sa˙kima˙wa; sachem

C17: from Abnaki sāgimau, literally: he overcomes

“With every fiber in me I want to run this race,” said Loeb at the press conference at the Sagamore Hotel.

A large metal sign permanently affixed to the superstructure reminded us that we were on the “Sagamore Bridge, 1933-1935.”

Membertou, the great Sagamore, exhorts every one of the Savages to become Christians.

They rallied near Charlestown, whose people were also warned by their constant native friend, Sagamore John.

The chief held a little higher position in the tribe than the sagamore did in his village.

Then the Sagamore, as the oldest and highest in rank, in a few calm and dignified words, proposed the subject for deliberation.

Sagamore, you will take the hillside, to the right; Uncas will bend along the brook to the left, while I will try the trail.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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