1. (loan) (noun) dishonour, discredit.
Otiia i te whare nui ehara i te mea he kōura kau, he hiriwa kau rānei ngā oko, tērā anō ētahi he mea rākau, he mea oneone; ētahi hei mea hōnore, ētahi hei mea hōnorekore (PT 2Timoti 2:20). / But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honour and some for dishonour.
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