ariki tauaroa
1. (noun) paramount chief, chief of chiefs, male high chief.
He ariki tapairu ki a mātou te wahine, ko te tāne he ariki tauaroa (JPS 1926:43). / To us, a woman is an ariki tapairu, and a man is an ariki tauaroa.
See also ariki taungaroa
Synonyms: kāhu tātara, toihau, tumu whakarae, ariki, ariki taungaroa, ariki tapairu
