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rangatira

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Maori rangatira.

Noun

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rangatira (plural rangatiras)

  1. A hereditary Māori leader of a kinship group.

Maori

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Etymology

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From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ragatira.

Noun

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rangatira

  1. chief, chieftain, chieftainess, though of lesser rank than an ariki (paramount chief)
  2. highborn person
  3. master, mistress
  4. leader, boss

Adjective

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rangatira

  1. chiefly
  2. highborn
  3. high-ranking

Derived terms

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