Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sagamore \Sag"a*more\, n.
   1. [Cf. {Sachem}.] 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. ``Be it sagamore, sachem,
      or powwow.'' --Longfellow.

   2. A juice used in medicine. [Obs.] --Johnson.

Source : WordNet®

sagamore
     n : a chief of a North American tribe or confederation
         (especially an Algonquian chief) [syn: {sachem}]