agatonu

ah-ngah-TOH-noo /aɳa'tolu/

Definitions

verb

  1. to go straight (literally)
  2. applied to the people of a village having a chief as a guide or head, that everything may be orderly
  3. to the head of a family in giving food to visitors
  4. to one who has never been fined for improper conduct

Source & Etymology

Rev. Pratt Dictionary Reference
AGATONU, v. lit. to go straight. Applied, 1. To the people of a village having a chief as a guide or head, that everything may be orderly. Ia tupu se ou so'o, ia agatonu aifaleup-Olu. 2. To the head of a family in giving food to visitors. 3. To one who has never been fined for improper conduct.