Arii

The Arii were the descendants of the last conquerors of these islands.

Mystic Isles of the South Seas. Frederick O'Brien 1900

He doesn't plan on changing the budgets for the four branches much; the museum, at $135 million this year, will get the most, and it will continue to make complementary acquisitions like last March's purchase of Gauguin's "Arii Matamoe" from a private collection for an estimated $35 million.

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The Arii, fierce beyond the superiority of strength they possess over the other just enumerated people, improve their natural ferocity of aspect by artificial helps.

The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus Caius Cornelius Tacitus

It will be sufficient to name the most powerful of them -- the Arii, Helvecones, Manimi, Elysii, and Naharvali.

The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus Caius Cornelius Tacitus

Arii, the aristocratic ladies, no matter how old, threw nono at the youngest and handsomest youth, and they had to pursue them, because of good manners.

Mystic Isles of the South Seas. Frederick O'Brien 1900

Raatira were probably the power broken by the Arii.

Mystic Isles of the South Seas. Frederick O'Brien 1900

They were lovely ladies; one was the Princess Moetia, the other the Arii Manihinihi.

Hawaii's Story, by Hawaii's Queen 1898

The Arii had many words solely for their own use, and tapu, or prohibited, to all others; they had a hundred privileges.

Mystic Isles of the South Seas. Frederick O'Brien 1900

They met to build houses, to repair them, or to construct the rock foundations of houses, according to the importance of the chief, or Arii.

Mystic Isles of the South Seas. Frederick O'Brien 1900

The Manahune could not rise above his caste except by the rare nomination of the king, but they could become Teuteu Arii, or servants of an Arii, and might thus acquire immense importance.

Mystic Isles of the South Seas. Frederick O'Brien 1900