taiea
1. (modifier) distinguished, acclaimed, eminent, illustrious, notable, outstanding, honoured.
He tikanga tonu nāna te whakamau i āna manuhiri taiea ki te kahu kairangi, ki te taonga pounamu rānei, he mea tango tonu mai i te whakaputunga taonga i kaingākaunuitia e rāua ko tōna hoa (TTR 1996:20). / It was a custom of hers to present her honoured guests with fine cloaks or greenstone artefacts from her and her husband's' treasured collection.
Synonyms: taumata rau, hira, ka mahi ..., tapatapahi ana, kōhure, whakaharahara, ahurei, kātuarehe, te kino kē hoki
