patrial

English

Etymology

From Latin patria (“fatherland, country”). The United Kingdom sense was first introduced by the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77).

Adjective

patrial (not comparable)

1. (grammar, Latin, of a noun) Derived from the name of a country, and designating an inhabitant of the country; gentile.
2. (UK) Relating to the right of abode in the United Kingdom by having a British parent or grandparent

Derived terms

• patriality

Noun

patrial (plural patrials)

1. (UK) One who has the right of abode in the United Kingdom by having a British parent or grandparent.
2. A noun derived from the name of a country.

Anagrams

• partial