sachem

A chief of a Native American tribe or confederation, especially an Algonquian chief.

A member of the ruling council of the Iroquois confederacy.

A high official of the Tammany Society, a political organization in New York City.

An American hesperiid butterfly, Hylephila campestris, which occurs throughout the eastern two thirds of the United States. Its larvæ feed on grasses. It was formerly known under the specific name of huron, which probably gave rise to the popular name of sachem.

A chief among some tribes of American Indians; a sagamore.