hīra
1. (loan) (noun) seal.
Ka tukua he pepa me te hīra a te Kīngitanga e mau nei ngā kōrero a Korokī. I roto i tēnei pepa e takoto ana te koropiko tuatahi a te Kīngi Māori ki te Karauna o Peretānia, i runga i te kupu oati (TTR 1998:90). / A paper, with Korokī's message attached and with the seal of the King Movement, was sent. In this document, for the first time, the Māori King swore allegiance to the British Crown.
Synonyms: hīri