sachemn.
英 'seɪtʃəm; 'sætʃəm | 美
中文n. 酋长；政党领袖；（美）坦慕尼协会的干事
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sachem (n.)chief of an American Indian tribe, 1620s, from Narragansett (Algonquian) sachim "chief, ruler," cognate with Abenaki sangman, Delaware sakima, Micmac sakumow, Penobscot sagumo. Applied jocularly to a prominent member of any society from 1680s; specific political use in U.S. is from 1890, from its use as the title of the 12 high officials of the Tammany Society of New York.
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