Category:Sagamore

Sag"a*more, n.

1. Etym: [cf. Sachem.]

Defn: the head of a tribe among the american indians; a chief; -- Generally used as synonymous with sachem, but some writters Distinguished between them, making the sachem a chief of the first Rank, and a sagamore one of the second rank. "be it sagamore, sachem, Or powwow." Longfellow.

2. A juice used in medicine. [obs.] Johnson.