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An ‘ariki (Easter Island), ariki (Cook Islands, Māori), aliki (Tokelau), ali‘i (Samoa^[1], Hawai‘i), ari'i (Society Islands) or ‘eiki (Tonga) is or was^[2] a member of a hereditary chiefly or noble rank in Polynesia.

Note

1. ^ Sometimes pronounced aliki
2. ^ The title has disappeared or has no official or institutional status in some islands (e.g. French Polynesia, Hawai‘i, Easter Island)

See also

• Ali'i
• House of Ariki