kairēti
1. (loan) (noun) lessee, tenant.
...engari me whakaae rawa te kairēti māna e whakapai haere aua whenua (TW 24/11/1877:464). / ...but the lessee must agree that he will improve those lands.
Nō ngā tau pokapū o te tekau tau mai i 1950 i pū ai te take mō te noho tonu o te tāone o Mangakino i te mutunga ake o te rīhi i te tau 1969, kātahi anō pea ka taea te hua moni tōtika i ngā kairēti umanga o te tāone ki ngā kaiwhiwhi whenua Māori (TTR 2000:27). / By the mid 1950s the main issue was the preservation of Mangakino after the lease expired in 1969, so that the Māori owners could finally draw some worthwhile revenue from the business tenants in the town.
Synonyms: kairīhi, kaitango rīhi
2. (loan) (noun) lessor, leaseholder, landlord.
Ahakoa kua hoki te whenua ki tōna kairēti, me utu anō e tērā e te kaiutu rēti tāna korenga e mahi i tāna i whakaae ai i te mea i a ia nei te rēti (RT 2013:18). / Although the land has returned to the landlord, the tenant must pay for the things not done that he agreed to when he was renting.
Synonyms: kaituku rīhi, ariki, rangatira, kairīhi
