kāhu tātara
1. (noun) supreme chief, high chief of scattered kinship groups - a term for a paramount chief.
Ka hokia anō te karakia, ka tae ki te pātai, "He aha?" Ka whakautua e te rangatira nō te whakaminenga, "He kāhu tātara!" (Wh4 2004:14). / The incantation was repeated, asking, "What?" A chief from the assembly responded, "A Supreme Chief."
Synonyms: toihau, tumu whakarae, ariki, ariki taungaroa, ariki tapairu, ariki tauaroa
