patrial

pa·tri·al

[pey-tree-uhl]
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.

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

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patrial (ˈpeɪtrɪəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
(in Britain formerly) a person having by statute the right of abode in the United Kingdom, and so not subject to immigration control
 
[C20: from Latin patria native land]

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