rangatiraとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

rangatira (plural rangatiras)

1. (New Zealand) A hereditary Māori leader of a kinship group; a chieftain or high-born Maori. [from 19th c.]
   • 1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 99:

     Stout commoners on the left side, and real rangatira on the right distaff side. A New Zealander through and through.

   • 2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 68:

     Defeated and captured rangatira became slaves, but they could regain their former status if they succeeded in escaping from their captors or eventually obtaining an honourable release.