- sachemic
- adjective see sachem
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
sachemic
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sachemic — adjective see sachem * * * sachemic /sā chemˈik/ adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑sachem … Useful english dictionary
sachemic — adj. pertaining to a chief of an American Indian tribe; pertaining to a leader of a political party … English contemporary dictionary
sachemic — sa·chem·ic … English syllables
sachem — noun Etymology: Narragansett sâchim Date: 1622 1. a North American Indian chief; especially the chief of a confederation of the Algonquian tribes of the North Atlantic coast 2. a Tammany leader • sachemic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
sachem — sachemdom, n. sachemic /say chem ik, say cheuh mik/, adj. sachemship, n. /say cheuhm/, n. 1. (among some North American Indians) a. the chief of a tribe. b. the chief of a confederation. 2. a member of the governing body of the League of the… … Universalium
sachem — n. Indian chieftain; boss. ♦ sachemic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
sa|chem|ic — «say CHEHM ihk, SAY chuh mihk», adjective. of or having to do with a sachem: »The sachemic office was hereditary … Useful english dictionary
