2. (modifier) rebellious, defiant, insubordinate.
Kua kitea he pā whakakeke tēnā i mua ki ngā kīngi; he mahi tutū, he mahi whakakeke tā reira (PT Ehekiera 4:19). / It is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein.
3. (noun) rebellion, mutiny, insurrection.
Taro rawa ka whakapaetia a Ngāti Awa mō te whakakeke me te kōhuru i te kanohi o te kāwanatanga, i a Hēmi Te Mautaranui (Te Ara 2017). / Eventually Ngāti Awa were accused of rebellion and for the murder of the government agent James Fulloon.
