sagamore

noun

1. a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief)

   noun.person

   Synonyms sachem

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. The head of a tribe among the American Indians; a chief; -- generally used as synonymous with <i>sachem</i>, but some writters distinguished between them, making the <i>sachem</i> a chief of the first rank, and a <i>sagamore</i> one of the second rank.

   noun

   Source: webster1913