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

Me from my dear-loved patrial nide she drove Over the broad and boisterous Ocean ranging, Where Life so often saw her èxtreme range.

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Thus fro' my patrial shore, O traitor, hurried to exile, Me on a lonely strand hast left, perfidious Theseus?

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Maya was the patrial name of the natives of Yucatan.

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It is a better; for its patrial sky Fitter than yon.

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Meanwhile, they sought news of their patrial stead and learned that which its people suffered of straitness and severity.

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