patrial

[ pey-tree-uhl ]

noun

, British.

1. a native of any country who, by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent in Great Britain, has citizenship and residency rights there.

patrial

/ ˈpeɪtrɪəl /

noun

1. (in Britain formerly) a person having by statute the right of abode in the United Kingdom, and so not subject to immigration control

Word History and Origins

Origin of patrial¹

1620–30; literally, pertaining to one's own country < Latin patri(a) native land (feminine noun from patrius, adj. derivative of pater father ) + -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of patrial¹

C20: from Latin patria native land

Example Sentences

There are other Ferdinandos, and other Cosmos,—all grand-ducal and pater-patrial, as Medici should be.

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