rāhui

Etymology 1
From, from a suffixed form of.

Noun

 * 1) restriction of access to a place as a form of taboo

Usage notes
Traditionally, a rāhui was placed on an area, resource or stretch of water as a conservation measure or as a means of social and political control for a variety of reasons which can be grouped into three main categories: pollution by tapu, conservation and politics. Death pollutes land, water and people through tapu. A rāhui is a device for separating people from tapu things. After an agreed lapse of time, the rāhui is lifted. A rāhui is marked by a visible sign, such as the erection of a pou rāhui, a post. It is initiated by someone of rank and placed and lifted with appropriate karakia by a tohunga.

Verb

 * 1)  be reserved, be restricted

Etymology 2
From a suffixed form of.

Noun

 * 1) bundle
 * 2) flock, herd, mob, swarm, cluster