oatitanga
1. (loan) (noun) oath, taking of an oath.
Nā ka mārama tātau ināianei, ko te toto tuatahi i heke mō te whakahē i te oatitanga o te tangata, o te whenua (TJ 25/1/1898:4). / Now, it is clear to us now that the first blood that flowed was because of the objection to the oath of man and land.
Synonyms: kohukohu, oati, whakaoati, whakaoatitanga, kī taurangi, kupu taurangi
