matriotic
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]matriot + -ic. First use appears c. 1811. See cite below.
Adjective
[edit]matriotic (not comparable)
- (rare) Of or pertaining to a matriot.
- 1811, James Lawrence, The Empire of the Nairs; Or, The Rights of Women - An Utopian Romance, in Twelve Books, Volume 1, page 102:
- the sportive fancy of a lively people had produced a variety of matriotic devices, and the magnificence that reigned on every side was worthy of a city that fame had proclaimed the capital of the East.