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wheao

1. (noun) leader, chief, prince.


2. (noun) adherent, follower, supporter.

Nō te tau 1931, ka tautokona e Piupiu tētehi o ngā wheao a Rātana, a Pēpene Eketone hei kaiwhakauru ki te Pāremata mō te tūru Māori o Te Tai Hauāuru (TTR 1996:254). / In 1931 Piupiu sponsored one of the followers of Rātana, Pēpene Eketone, as the parliamentary candidate for Western Māori seat.

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3. (personal noun) Prince - title term.

Ko Wheao Harry te uri tuatahi o te kāhui ariki o Ingarangi ki te ako i te haka. / Prince Harry is the first member of the royal family of England to learn the haka.

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Synonyms: Piriniha

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