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Porroh

Porroh proper noun: a tribal system of religion and taboos in Sierra Leone.

Proper noun

Porroh

  1. A tribal system of religion and taboos in Sierra Leone.
    • "[…] You don't seem to understand that this Porroh hokey-pokey rules this country, is its law, religion, constitution, medicine, magic. […]"1895, H. G. Wells, Pollock and the Porroh Man
    • Each Porroh man is entitled to have their services free, on giving the head of tobacco. For instance, if this Porroh was in session at Freetown, and I was living twenty miles off, I could send to the head of the Porroh and ask to be helped in this way.1899, Report by Her Majesty's Commissioner and correspondence on the Subject of the Insurrection in the Sierra Leone Protectorate

Questions about Porroh

What does Porroh mean?
Porroh means a tribal system of religion and taboos in Sierra Leone.
What part of speech is Porroh?
Porroh is a proper noun.

Words near Porroh in the dictionary

  1. porriwiggle
  2. porriwiggles
  3. Porro
  4. Porro prism
  5. Porro prisms
  6. Porroh
  7. porron
  8. porrons
  9. Porros
  10. PORs
  11. Porsan

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