2. (loan) (modifier) surveyed, measuring.
Heoi me whakamārama mai anō e koutou ngā tikanga o ngā whenua rūri, arā, ngā eka, te whānui, te roa, te koē māero, te hāwhe māero (TP 6/1910:5). / Therefore you should explain the land surveying method, that is, the acres, the breadth, the length, the square miles, the half miles.
3. (loan) (noun) rule, ruler (measure), measurement, survey.
Nā wai i whakarite ōna rūri? (PT Hopa 38:5). / Who determined its measurements?
Synonyms: meiha, inenga, tikanga, tino rangatiratanga, ture, kāwanatanga
