rangatira

/ (ˌrʌŋɡəˈtɪərə) /

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noun

NZ a Māori chief of either sex

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Word Origin for rangatira

Māori

Words nearby rangatira

ranee, Ranelagh Gardens, Ranfurly Shield, rang, ranga, rangatira, rangatiratanga, range, ranged, range finder, rangeland

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How to use rangatira in a sentence

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.
Old New Zealand:|'A Pakeha Maori' [Frederick Edwa [Maning]
Rangatira pakeha—A foreigner who is a gentleman (not a tutua, or nobody, as described above), a rich foreigner.
Old New Zealand:|'A Pakeha Maori' [Frederick Edwa [Maning]
Along this river I wandered for many days, but I found few of the Rangatira's descendants.
The Pacific Triangle|Sydney Greenbie
Their society had definite ranks, from that of the Rangatira, the chief with a long pedigree, to the slave.
Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Andrew Lang

In his hand was his broad-axe; with it he must make his rangatira's river-boat.
The adventures of Kimble Bent|James Cowan