kirihipi
1. (loan) (noun) sheepskin, parchment, written agreement, pledge.
Nā ko mātau he mema ētahi nō te Kotahitanga, ko ētahi kāore anō i tuhi noa ki te kirihipi a te Kotahitanga, engari e tautoko katoa ana mātau i ngā whakahaere pai e ora ai te tangata me te whenua (TJ 11/1/1898:2). / Some of us are members of the Kotahitanga and some have not yet written onto the parchment of the Kotahitanga, but we all support good arrangements by which man and the land will prosper.
Synonyms: kiri hipi, taurangi, takoha, oati, whakataurangi, taunaha, whakaoatitanga, kī taurangi, kupu taurangi, whakaoati