What Does Sagamores Mean?
Sagamore in British English (ˈSæɡəˌmɔː ) Noun. (Among Some Native Americans) a Chief or Eminent Person. Also Called: Sachem. What Does the Name Sagamore Mean?...
What does the name sagamore mean?
Sagamorenoun. 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. Etymology: [Cf. Sachem.]
How did someone become a sachem?
Sagamores are chosen by single bands to represent them, and the Sachem is chosen to represent a tribe or group of bands. Neither title is hereditary but each requires selection by the band thus led.
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