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

• partial

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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