2. (modifier) illegitimate, born out of wedlock.
Ka taea e te Kaunihera te whakawhiu te matua tāne o tētahi tamaiti pōriro, ina kitea, ina mōhiotia te pāpā (TPH 15/2/1902:4). / The Council is able to penalise the father of an illegitimate child when he's found and when the father is known.
3. (noun) illegitimate child, bastard.
Ko te nuinga o ngā tamariki he pōriro (TP 1/6/1902:1) / The majority of the children were illegitimate children.
