patrial

[ pey-tree-uhl ]

/ ˈpeɪ tri əl /

Save This Word!

noun British.

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.

QUIZ

WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?

Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!

Question 1 of 7

Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.

who

whom

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of patrial

1620–30; literally, pertaining to one's own country <Latin patri(a) native land (feminine noun from patrius, adj. derivative of paterfather) + -al¹

Words nearby patrial

patr-, Patras, patres conscripti, patresfamilias, Patri, patrial, patria potestas, patriarch, patriarchal, patriarchal cross, patriarchalism

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use patrial in a sentence

There are other Ferdinandos, and other Cosmos,—all grand-ducal and pater-patrial, as Medici should be.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 1, Issue 2, December, 1857|Various

British Dictionary definitions for patrial

patrial

/ (ˈpeɪtrɪəl) /

noun

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

Word Origin for patrial

C20: from Latin patria native land

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012