whare whakawā
1. (noun) court of law, courthouse.
Ko ngā Maori o Ōpape, i te takiwā ki Ōpōtiki, e whakaatu mai ana kua oti i a rātou tētahi whare hei whare whakawā, hei whare huihuinga, hei whare nohoanga hoki mō ngā manuhiri (TWMNT 3/11/1874:269). / The Māori people of Ōpape, in the district of Ōpōtiki, inform us that they have completed a house to be used as a courthouse, as a meeting house, and a place for visitors to stay.