1 example sentence using sachem.
Sachem used in a sentence
Sachem in a sentence as a noun
It may not surprise you to learn that early Jesuits in Canada had ongoing debates and dialogues with Algonquian sachems and recorded some of the exchanges. And these works were widely circulated in Europe as the enlightenment was taking shape.
Sachem definitions
noun
a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall)
noun
a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief)
See also: sagamore