Etymology

rangatira

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Today it means: A hereditary Māori leader of a kinship group; a chieftain or high-born Maori. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Māori rangatira
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  1. Māori · borrowed fromrangatira
  2. English todayrangatira

Borrowed from Māori rangatira.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A hereditary Māori leader of a kinship group; a chieftain or high-born Maori.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.