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rēhita

1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to register.

Ka kī mai ia, kāore i rēhitatia ō rātou ingoa (TW 23/11/1878:593). / He said to me that their names weren’t registered.

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Synonyms: momo reo, pukapuka rēhita, mita, whakatapoko


2. (loan) (modifier) registered, registration.

Kī ana te kaiwhakawā e whai take ana te tangata nāna te kararehe i ngaua e te kurī ki te patu i te kurī rēhita, ā kore rēhita rānei (TJ 19/7/1898:8). / The judge said that the man who owned the animal bitten by the dog had the right to beat the dog whether registered or not.

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Synonyms: whakauru, whakaurunga, rēhitatanga


3. (loan) (noun) register.

Ko ngā rēhita me ngā mapi me ngā pukapuka e pā ana ki te mahi a te Poari me tuku ki te Tari Rēhita (TJ 21/6/1900:5). / Registers, maps and documents concerning the Board’s work should be sent to the Registrar’s Office.

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4. (loan) (noun) registrar.

E koa ana te 'Tiupiri' mō te tukunga mai a te Rehita Tianara i te pukapuka whakaatu i ngā tikanga katoa e whakahaerea ana i Nui Tīreni i te tau 1899 (TJ 28/9/1899:14). / The 'Jubilee' is happy that the Registrar General has released the Official New Zealand Year Book for 1899.

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Synonyms: kairēhita

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