rangatira
/ˌraŋəˈtɪərə
/noun NZ
A Maori chief or noble.They were the two rangatira of Parihaka, a peaceful village that sits between Mt Taranaki and the Tasman Sea....
- Unapologetically hierarchical, the leader, or rangatira, is infallible.
- At this point I would like to acknowledge the new Maori rangatira in the National Party, the shadow Minister of Maori Affairs, Mr Gerry Brownlee.
Origin
Maori.
Rhymes
- opera hat
- opera hood
- opera house
- opera magica
- operance
- operancy
- operand
- operant
- opera queen
- opera semiseria
- opera seria
- opera singer
- operatable
- operate
- operatee
- operatic
- operatical
- operatically
- operatics
- operating budget
- operating crew
- operating instructions
- operating manual
- operating profit
- operating room