kawanatanga

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori kāwanatanga; the first part of the word is a borrowed form of English governor.

Noun

kawanatanga (uncountable)

1. (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.