kawanatanga

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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"Kawanatanga (from 'kawana', an adaptation of 'governor') literally means 'governance' or 'governorship'; it does not convey the many facets of sovereign power and authority."

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

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