2. (noun) elderly man, old man, elder, grandfather, granduncle.
E rua ngā koroua kei tōku kāinga tonu nei kua kore e puta ngā penihana, he tungāne, he tuahine ko rāua, tino tika ana rāua mō te penihana (TP 5/1903:10). / There are two elderly people in my own village who have not received their pensions, a brother and sister, and they definitely qualify for the pension.
Synonyms: pou, koroheke, tauheke, kokoro, tāua, nehe, korokoroua, ruānuku, kaumātua, pēperekōu, koeke
