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sachem (s) (noun), sachems (pl)
1. The leader or chief of a Native American tribe; especially, of an Algonquian tribe: "The sachem called his tribe members together so they could discuss the upcoming journey to the north of their territory."
2. Etymology: from Narragansett (Algonquian) sachim, "chief, ruler".
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