poʻo lua
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Hawaiian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]poʻo (“head, father”) + lua (“two”)
Noun
[edit]- partible paternity, a child fathered by other than the husband in a relationship accepted by both husband and sire (this arrangement increased the number of relatives loyal to the child, and was common in the families of chiefs)
Verb
[edit]- to be doubly fathered