kōti
1. (loan) (verb) (-a,-ngia,-ria,-tia) to judge (in court).
Ko te take kāore tēnei whenua i kōtitia, kāore i Karauna Karātitia, he whenua papatupu tonu tēnei whenua ko Te Hāpuku tonu te Karauna Karāti o runga i te mana Māori takoto ai (TW 22/6/1878:319). / This land has not been passed through the Native Lands Court, there has not been a Crown grant issued for it, and it is held by Native title, as he, Te Hāpuku, is the sole (Crown grant) holder of this land and Te Hāpuku is the Native authority over this land.
2. (loan) (noun) court.
I ui mai a Te Hīni ki te pāremata, mehemea kua tae mai ngā kōrero o ngā tiati o te Kōti whakawā whenua Māori (TW 5/8/1874:3). / Mr Sheehan asked parliament if the deliberations of the judges of the Māori Land Court had arrived.
