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PATRIAL
patrial
(noun) a person who has the right to be considered legally a British citizen (by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
patrial (not comparable)
(grammar, Latin, of a noun) Derived from the name of a country, and designating an inhabitant of the country; gentile.
(UK) Relating to the right of abode in the United Kingdom by having a British parent or grandparent
Noun
patrial (plural patrials)
(UK) One who has the right of abode in the United Kingdom by having a British parent or grandparent.
A noun derived from the name of a country.
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Pa"tri*al, a. Etym: [L. patria fatherland, country, fr. pater father.] (Lat. Gram.)
Definition: Derived from the name of a country, and designating an inhabitant of the country; gentile; -- said of a noun.
– n.
Definition: A patrial noun. Thus Romanus, a Roman, and Troas, a woman of Troy, are patrial nouns, or patrials. Andrews.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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