minita
1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to minister, service, administer, act as a minister, ordain as a minister.
Nā tēnei mahi hoki e minitatia nei i whiwhi ai te hunga tapu ki ngā mea i kore i a rātou, ā nā reira anō i hua noa atu ai ngā whakawhetai ki te Atua (PT 1Tīmoti 1:12). / For the administration of this service not only supplies the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God.
Synonyms: whakaminita, whakaekeeke, karakia, whakarato, rato, ratonga, tuku
2. (loan) (noun) minister, reverend, cabinet minister.
Nā te mahi a te minita mō te taha Māori, i whiwhi ai, i ngā kōrerotanga mō ngā whenua Māori, e te Kāwanatanga (TW 12/2/1875:10). / As a result of the efforts of the Minister for Native Affairs, he has succeeded in the negotiations for the acquirement of Māori lands by the Government.
