herenga
1. (noun) tie, obligation, condition, bond, commitment, requirement.
He wā kua puta ake ia hei tohunga whakaatu mō ngā tono whenua, i kōkiritia ai ngā tikanga me ngā herenga a te Māori i raro i te Tiriti (TTR 1996:115). / Occasionally, he appeared as an expert witness on land claims, and invoked Māori rights and obligations under the Treaty.
Synonyms: kawenga, takohanga, taumahatanga, kawenga taumaha, utanga, here, tāpae toto
2. (noun) connection, tie.
I roto i ngā herenga whakapapa ka whai wāhi atu a Wēpiha ki a Te Whānau-a-Apanui, ki a Ngāti Hokopū rāua ko Ngāti Wharepāia hoki o Whakatāne (TTR 1994:1). / Wēpiha had genealogical connections with Te Whānau-a-Apanui, and with both Ngāti Hokopū and Ngāti Wharepāia of Whakatāne.
3. (noun) term of imprisonment.
Ki te tika te hē o taua tangata, he pai kia kawea ki tētahi whare herehere, kaua ia e neke ake i te toru marama he herenga mōna (TWMNT 17/8/1875:185). / If the misdemeanour is proved, the offender will be imprisoned for a term not exceeding three months.
4. (noun) place of imprisonment.
Ki te mea ka tū tonu a Tā Hōri Kerei hei Pirimia, nā, me hanga ētahi rūmu herehere i tōna whare hei herenga mō ana hoa Minita ina tutū rātou (TWMNT 23/8/1879:513). / If Sir George Grey continues as Prime Minister, it will be necessary to construct some cells in his house as a place of imprisonment for his Ministerial colleagues when they misbehave.
