rangatira
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Maori.
Noun
[edit]rangatira (plural rangatiras)
- A hereditary Māori leader of a kinship group.
Maori
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ragatira.
Noun
[edit]rangatira
- chief, chieftain, chieftainess, though of lesser rank than an ariki (paramount chief)
- highborn person
- master, mistress
- leader, boss
Adjective
[edit]rangatira