rangatira

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori.

Noun

rangatira (plural rangatiras)

  1. A hereditary Māori leader of a kinship group.

Maori

Etymology

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

Noun

rangatira

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

Adjective

rangatira

  1. chiefly
  2. highborn
  3. high-ranking
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