rangatira
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of rangatira
Māori
Example Sentences
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First, he is handsome; next, he is a rangatira, well-born, as my husband ought to be.
From The Tale of Timber Town by Alfred A. (Alfred Augustus) Grace
He was a bullet-headed, scowling, bow-legged, broad-shouldered, herculean savage, and all these qualifications combined made him unquestionably "a great rangatira," and, as he had never been defeated, his mana was in full force.
From Old New Zealand A Tale of the Good Old Times; and A History of the War in the North against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845 by A Pakeha Maori
These were the ariki, or king; the mataiapo, or governors of districts; the rangatira, or landowners; and the unga, or tenants.
From The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II by Sir James George Frazer
He belongs to the caste styled tana, or chieftains, a degree above that of rangatira, or simple gentlemen-warriors.
From Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand by William Delisle Hay
This happened many years before I came to the country, and when my rangatira was one of the most famous fighting men in his tribe.
From Old New Zealand A Tale of the Good Old Times; and A History of the War in the North against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845 by A Pakeha Maori
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