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hēteri

1. (loan) (verb) to stand sentry.

E ara tonu ana ahau i te rā, i te pō, e hēteri ana ahau… (TMP 28/4/1881:1). / I continue to rise up in the day and the night, standing sentry…

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2. (loan) (noun) sentry.

Hai te tekau o te ata o te Rātahi ka haria koe e ngā hēteri hōia tokorua ki te aroaro o tō āpiha (HP 1991:106). / At 10 am on Monday you will be taken by two military sentries to appear before your officer.

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Synonyms: tūtei

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