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poutiriao

1. (noun) spiritual guardians - mythical male beings, guardians of the Universe appointed by Io-matua, the Supreme Being.

Ko ngā poutiriao ngā kaipupuri i te ora o ngā mea katoa (JPS 1927:291). / The poutiriao are the guardians of the welfare of all things.

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2. (noun) bodyguard, escort.

Ko Tūpaea te poutiriao mō rātau ki Matatā (TTR 1990:13). / Tūpaea was their escort to Matatā.

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