2. (noun) line of descent, lineage, pedigree.
Ko ngā toronga o te kāwei o Hōri, i toro atu ki Waikato, ki a Ngāti Maru hoki i Hauraki (KA 1/1/1861:17). / The branches of George's lineage included Waikato and the Ngāti Maru tribe in Hauraki.
See also kāwai