Word Meanings - SACHEMDOM - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The government or jurisdiction of a sachem. Dr. T. Dwight.

SACHEMSHIP
Office or condition of a sachem.
SACHEM
A chief of a tribe of the American Indians; a sagamore.
GOVERNMENTAL
Pertaining to government; made by government; as, governmental duties.
GOVERNMENT
The influence of a word in regard to construction, requiring that another word should be in a particular case. (more info) 1. The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the administration of laws; control; direction; regulation; as, civil,
JURISDICTION
The legal power, right, or authority of a particular court to hear and determine causes, to try criminals, or to execute justice; judicial authority over a cause or class of causes; as, certain suits or actions, or the cognizance of certain crimes,
JURISDICTIONAL
Of or pertaining to jurisdiction; as jurisdictional rights. Barrow.
SACHEMDOM
The government or jurisdiction of a sachem. Dr. T. Dwight.
MISGOVERNMENT
Bad government; want of government. Shak.
SELF-GOVERNMENT
1. The act of governing one's self, or the state of being governed by one's self; self-control; self-command. 2. Hence, government of a community, state, or nation by the joint action of the mass of people constituting such a civil body; also,