sachemship
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Sachemship — Sa chem*ship, n. Office or condition of a sachem. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sachemship — sa·chem·ship … English syllables
Quinnipiac — This article is about the Native American nation. For the university, see Quinnipiac University. Ethnic group group=Quinnipiac poptime=1490: 50,000 (est.) 1774: 500 (est.) 2000: 100 200 families popplace= tablehdr=Before European Contact… … Wikipedia
Wappani — The Wappani, or Wappinger, (from the Algonquian for easterners ) were a group of Native Americans whose territory in the 17th century spread along the eastern side of the Hudson River. Based in Dutchess County, they ranged south to Manhattan and… … Wikipedia
Quiripi language — Quiripi is the name of a Native American language (also known as the Proto Eastern Algonquian – Archaic (PEA A) R Dialect), spoken by the Quinnipiac the indigenous people of Connecticut, Long Island, eastern New York, and northern New Jersey. One … Wikipedia
sachem — sachemdom, n. sachemic /say chem ik, say cheuh mik/, adj. sachemship, n. /say cheuhm/, n. 1. (among some North American Indians) a. the chief of a tribe. b. the chief of a confederation. 2. a member of the governing body of the League of the… … Universalium
