mauhere
1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to imprison, arrest.
Nā reira, ka pāhuatia a Te Urewera, ka patua, ka mauheretia ngā tāngata, ka tahuna ō rātou kāinga, ka whakaputua ā rātou kai, ā rātou kararehe (Te Ara 2011). / As a result, Te Urewera were plundered, killed and the men imprisioned, their homes were burnt down, their food and stock killed or run off.
2. (modifier) imprisoned, captive.
Ko ētahi o Ngā Rauru i roto i te rahi i panaia i Parihaka e ngā hōia a te kāwanatanga i te tau 1881, ka heria mauheretia ki Te Wai Pounamu (Te Ara 2011). / Some of Ngā Rauru were among those expelled from Parihaka by government troops in 1881, and were taken as prisoners to the South Island.
3. (noun) prisoner, captive.
Nōna ka rongo i ahatia ngā mauhere i taua whenua, ka whakarihariha a roto i a ia, ka whakapairuaki (PK 2008:1126). / When she heard what happened to the prisoners in that country she was disgusted and felt nauseous.
Synonyms: mouhere, mauherehere, herehere
