2. (noun) second order of learners being initiated in esoteric lore, assistant lecturer.
Ka piki ake i te pia ki te tāura (PK 2008:894). / It climbs up from a novice student to a more learned one.
3. (noun) trainee, student, initiate.
He mea āta tātaku e te tāura te karakia, koi tapepe (HJ 2015:224). / The ritual chant was recited carefully by the initiate, lest he make a slip-up.
