kawanatanga
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Maori kāwanatanga; the first part of the word is a borrowed form of governor.
Noun
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.
- 2013, F. M. Brookfield, Waitangi and Indigenous Rights