DCHP-1 Online
sagamore † [< Algonk.] Hist. 
1 n. the chief of an Indian tribe. Also figurative.
See also: sachem
- 1842 The chief was called a Sachem, or Sagamore; he wore no badge of rank, and often possessed no more wealth than others.
- 1872 The death of the influential Sagamore was not the only cross.
2 n. any important person.
- 1942 "The Old One is dead. They cut his head to a meat. Then the red-coat sagamore stood with thy father in the house door and commanded the ship men to take their dead and go. . . ."
- 1842 The chief was called a Sachem, or Sagamore; he wore no badge of rank, and often possessed no more wealth than others.