ariki

[ ah-ree-kee ]

/ ɑˈri ki /

noun, plural a·ri·ki.

(in Polynesia) a chief or king.

Origin of ariki

From Maori

Words nearby ariki

Aries, arietta, arigato, aright, Arikara, ariki, aril, arillate, arillode, Arimathaea, Arimathea

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Example sentences from the Web for ariki

Next day the fern of his child is eaten by the Ariki (head chief).
Grammar of the New Zealand language (2nd edition)|Robert Maunsell
This misdemeanour was, in Maori eyes, fatal to his prestige as an ariki and a war-leader.
The adventures of Kimble Bent|James Cowan
For the ariki is thoroughly aware of the gradual extinction which is coming for his race.
Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2)|William Delisle Hay
These communities collectively acknowledged the superior prestige of an Ariki, or hereditary high chief.
The City of Auckland|John Barr

British Dictionary definitions for ariki

ariki

/ (ˈɑːrɪkɪ) /

noun plural ariki

NZ the first-born male or female in a notable family; chief

Word Origin for ariki

Māori

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单词	ariki
释义	ariki [ ah-ree-kee ] / ɑˈri ki / noun, plural a·ri·ki. (in Polynesia) a chief or king. Origin of ariki From Maori Words nearby ariki Aries, arietta, arigato, aright, Arikara, ariki, aril, arillate, arillode, Arimathaea, Arimathea Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ariki Next day the fern of his child is eaten by the Ariki (head chief). Grammar of the New Zealand language (2nd edition)\|Robert Maunsell This misdemeanour was, in Maori eyes, fatal to his prestige as an ariki and a war-leader. The adventures of Kimble Bent\|James Cowan For the ariki is thoroughly aware of the gradual extinction which is coming for his race. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2)\|William Delisle Hay These communities collectively acknowledged the superior prestige of an Ariki, or hereditary high chief. The City of Auckland\|John Barr British Dictionary definitions for ariki ariki / (ˈɑːrɪkɪ) / noun plural ariki NZ the first-born male or female in a notable family; chief Word Origin for ariki Māori Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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