sagaciousness

[Eng. sagacious; -ne .] The quality or state of being sagacious; sagacity. sa-găç-1-tỹ, s. [Fr. sagacité, from Lat. sagaci. tatem, acc us. of sagacitas, from sagax (gen it. saga cis )=sagacious.] 1. The quality or state of being sagacious; quickne or acutene of discernment or judgment; shrewdne ; readine of apprehension with soundne of judgment. IMG:content-0890.png:[blocks in formation] 2. Intelligence resembling or approaching that of mankind; as, the sagacity of a dog. săg-a-möre, s. [SACHEM.] 1. Among the North American Indians, a king or chief. (It is generally used as synonymous with sachem, but some writers make the sachem a chief of the first rank, and the sagamore a chief of the second rank.) *2. The juice of some unknown plant used in med i. cine. ( Johnson .)