| 单词 | rangatira | 
| 释义 | rangatiran.α. 1800s rungateeda. β. 1800s rangatera, 1800s ranga tira, 1800s rangiterer, 1800s– rangatira, 1900s– rangitira.  New Zealand.   A high-born Maori; (hence) a person of superior rank. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > rule or government of family or tribe > head of family, tribe, or clan > 			[noun]		 > Maori rangatira1817 1817    J. L. Nicholas Narr. Voy. N.Z. I. 227  				Reflecting at intervals on the rank he held among his countrymen, which was that of a rungateeda, or gentleman, he would several times shake his head, and cry out against this indignity. 1843    E. Dieffenbach Trav. N.Z. II.  i. vii. 112  				The principal person in a tribe is the Ariki; but as he is per se a Rangatira, he is rarely called by the former name. 1863    F. E. Maning Old N.Z. i. 6  				The chief..having made some inquiries..such as, whether I was a rangatira. 1882    W. D. Hay Brighter Britain! I. 253  				The caste styled tana, or chieftains, a degree above that of rangatira, or simple gentlemen-warriors. 1903    Daily Chron. 21 Sept. 5/1  				This lad, Victor Huia, was born in New Zealand thirteen years ago, and by the Maoris was formally created a native chief, or rangatira, being duly decorated with the sacred feather of the huia. 1937    N. Marsh Vintage Murder xxii. 242  				My grandfather was a deeply-instructed rangitira. 1996    N. Te Awekotuku in  D. C. Starzecka Maori Art & Culture ii. 32  				Monogamy was not an established convention, for rangatira had many spouses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  | 
	
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