rangatira
/ (ˌrʌŋɡəˈtɪərə) /
NZ a Māori chief of either sex
Origin of rangatira
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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 GreenbieTheir 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 LangIn his hand was his broad-axe; with it he must make his rangatira's river-boat.
The adventures of Kimble Bent | James Cowan
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