Crossword clues for patrial
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Patrial \Pa"tri*al\ (p[=a]"tr[i^]*al), a. [L. patria fatherland,
country, fr. pater father.] (Lat. Gram.)
Derived from the name of a country, and designating an
inhabitant of the country; gentile; -- said of a noun. -- n.
A patrial noun. Thus Romanus, a Roman, and Troas, a woman of
Troy, are patrial nouns, or patrials.
--Andrews.
Wiktionary
a. 1 (context grammar Latin of a noun English) Derived from the name of a country, and designating an inhabitant of the country; gentile. 2 (context UK English) Relating to the right of abode in the United Kingdom by having a British parent or grandparent n. (context UK English) One who has the right of abode in the United Kingdom by having a British parent or grandparent
WordNet
n. a person who has the right to be considered legally a British citizen (by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent)
Usage examples of "patrial".
A man had died mysteriously and nine of his countrymen had met together on the common ground of their patrial birth to decide how such a calamity had befallen him.