1. (noun) paramount chief, chief of chiefs, high chief.
E Io, e Rangi tapā mai rā he aha? Ka whakautua e Te Awarahi, "He ariki taungaroa." (Wh4 2004:14). / O Io, Rangi, what is he to be named? Te Awarahi replied, "An ariki taungaroa."
See also ariki tauaroa
Synonyms: kāhu tātara, toihau, tumu whakarae, ariki, ariki tapairu, ariki tauaroa
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