patrial

Meaning

Adj

1. Derived from the name of a country, and designating an inhabitant of the country; gentile.
2. Relating to the right of abode in the United Kingdom by having a British parent or grandparent

Noun

1. One who has the right of abode in the United Kingdom by having a British parent or grandparent.
2. A noun derived from the name of a country.

Synonyms

citizen

national

Etymology

From Latin patria (“fatherland, country”). The United Kingdom sense was first introduced by the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77).