poropeihana
1. (loan) (noun) prohibition.
I raro i te ture poropeihana, ka āhei kia whiua te Pākehā e hoatu ana, e hoko atu ana rānei, i te waipiro ki te Māori i taua takiwā (TKO 15/5/1917:7). / Under the prohibition law Pākehā can be punished for supplying or selling alcohol to Māori in that region.
2. (loan) (noun) Licensing Option.
...ā ina pea ko te iwi Pākehā o taua tāone kei roto o ngā rouru mō te poropeihana nā reira rātou i mana ai ki te tūraki waipiro… (TP 6/1905:4). / ...and it’s probably because the Pākehā people of that town on the rolls for the Licensing Option that brings about the suppression of alcohol…
