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niho mauole

/ niho mau.ole / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., Worn teeth, a figurative term for a chief who has outlived his usefulness. (Malo 201, Emerson note.) A class of chiefs. (AP)

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niho mauole

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Office in the kingʻs train. Lit., teeth worn, a figurative term for a chief who has outlived his usefulness.

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