waranatia
1. (loan) (modifier) volunteer, militia.
...ā me whakatokomaha ake, ā me whakawhiwhi katoa ki te pū, ngā hōia waranatia (TJ 13/7/1899:2). / ...and the volunteer soldiers should be increased, and all given guns.
Synonyms: kura takai puni, kura takahi puni, marīhia
2. (loan) (noun) volunteer, militia.
I te tekau mā tahi o ngā hāora o te ata ka huihui katoa ngā waranatia o Nēpia, me te maha hoki o ngā tāngata kē atu, Māori, Pākehā hoki (TWMNT 19/6/1872:83). / At 11 am all the Napier volunteers assembled, along with many other people, both Māori and Pākehā.
