单词 | whare runanga |
释义 | > as lemmaswhare runanga whare runanga n. [runanga n.] a Maori council chamber. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > [noun] > place of > hall, house, or room > in foreign country > Maori whare runanga1891 1891 R. Wallace Rural Econ. Austral. & N.Z. xiv. 218 A special house of assembly, the whare runanga..is set apart in which to receive and entertain strangers. 1910 J. Cowan Maoris of N.Z. xii. 163 Most Maori villages of any importance contain at least one whare-whakairo, a large house..used as the communal assembly hall, council-place (whare-runanga),..and guest-house (whare-manuhiri). 1955 W. J. Phillipps Maori Carving Illustr. 40 The Assembly House or whare runanga is often well adorned with carvings. < as lemmas |
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