2. (noun) marriage gift - given by the husband to his wife's father.
Ahakoa he kaihāpainga, ka hoki anō te utu ki te tangata nōna ngā taonga (W 1971:87). / Although it was a marriage gift by the husband to his wife's father, it was reciprocated.
Synonyms: kaireperepe, kaipākūhā
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