kawanatanga
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Maori kāwanatanga; the first part of the word is a borrowed form of English governor.
Noun edit
kawanatanga (uncountable)
- (Maori) sovereignty; governorship
- 2013, F. M. Brookfield, Waitangi and Indigenous Rights:
- It would seem unthinkable that the granting of kawanatanga was other than permanent if Maori were to be subject to it.