rangatira

/ (ˌrʌŋɡəˈtɪərə) /

noun

NZ a Māori chief of either sex

Nearby words

ranee, ranelagh gardens, ranfurly shield, rang, ranga, rangatira, rangatiratanga, range, range finder, range light, range line

Word Origin for rangatira

Māori

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Examples from the Web for rangatira

Through the creaming surges of Table Bay the Rangatira is speeding on her southward course.
Renshaw Fanning's Quest|Bertram Mitford
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|Earl of Pembroke.
He belongs to the caste styled tana, or chieftains, a degree above that of rangatira, or simple gentlemen-warriors.
Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2)|William Delisle Hay
The chief who claimed me was a good specimen of the Maori rangatira.
Old New Zealand|Earl of Pembroke.

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