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‖ utu N. Z.|ˈʊtʊ|
[a. Maori utu return for anything, satisfaction, reward, reply.]
a. Recompense, satisfaction, return or price paid for injuries received.
1828in W. Colenso Papers (typescript) III. 18 Until another chief has been killed as an utu or payment. 1840J. S. Polack Manners & Customs N. Zealand II. 63 Utu or payment is invariably expected for any injustice committed [by the Maoris]. 1852Mundy Antipodes x. II. 89 ‘Utu’, (which may be freely translated,) ‘blood for blood’, is with him [sc. the Maori] a sacred necessity. 1890J. M. Moore N. Zealand iii. 49 The utu, or satisfaction for murder (lex talionis), theft, or any other crime,..was rigorously carried out among the Maoris.
b. transf. (See quot.)
1902Webster's Suppl. 226/3 Utu,..any compensation, as for services rendered; reward, payment, wages; often corrupted to hoot. |