patrial

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpeɪtrɪəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pā′trē əl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pa•tri•al  (pā′trē əl),USA pronunciation n. Brit.
  1. British Termsa native of any country who, by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent in Great Britain, has citizenship and residency rights there.
  • Latin patri(a) native land (feminine noun, nominal from patrius, adjective, adjectival der. of pater father) + -al1
  • literally, pertaining to one's own country 1620–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
patrial / ˈpeɪtrɪəl/
  1. (in Britain formerly) a person having by statute the right of abode in the United Kingdom, and so not subject to immigration control
Etymology: 20th Century: from Latin patria native land

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