s. Ai, to eat, enjoy, and moku, a district. A person who holds the rank of a chief over some district or island; one who enjoys the honors and profits of such a post without really owning the land; e pau kona aimoku ana, his authority is ended. Laieik. 34.
adj. Having the authority of a chief; he kane aimoku, epithet of a person acting for a chief, a lieutenant, one who enjoys the fruits of the land but pays a part to the owner; na 'lii aimoku. governors. Ezr. 8:36; Eset. 3:12.
1. Exercising or possessing supreme jurisdiction or power, as over a district, or island; controlling; ruling. Na 'lii aimoku; the (governors) ruling chiefs.
2. Highest in rank or authority; head; chief.
1. One who has dominion or authority over a district or island; a ruler; a chief; a governor.
2. The office, authority, or term of office of a chief, ruler, or governor; chiefship; rulership; governorship.
3. A conqueror.
E huli iā “������aimoku” ma Ulukau.
Search for “������aimoku” on Ulukau.