kīngi

1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to reign as king.

Riro ana i a rātou te whenua o ngā Īhipiana, ā kīngitia iho ō rātou rangatira, ā taea noatia ngā rā o Mōhi (MM.TKM 30/9/1856:8). / They conquered the land of the Egyptians and their leaders ruled in Egypt till the time of Moses.

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2. (loan) (noun) king, ruler, monarch, sovereign.

Ka mate a Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu, ka whakawahia a Tūheitia Paki hei kīngi o te Kīngitanga. / When the paramount chieftainess Te Atairangikaahu died Tūheitia Paki was anointed as king of the King Movement.

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Synonyms: tauine

3. (loan) (personal name) King.

Āhua pōauau ana ngā kupu a Hoani Ngamu rāua ko Tāmati Hāpimana, i whakahoki ai i te tono a Wī Kīngi me Wī Maihi Te Rangikāheke hoki (TW 12/2/1875:8). / The response of John Ngamu and Thomas Chapman to the request of William King and William Marsh Te Rangikāheke was rather confused.

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Synonyms: Kīngi

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