patrial Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who has the right to be considered legally a British citizen (by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent)

WordNet

Pa"tri*al adjective
Etymology
L. patria fatherland, country, fr. pater father.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913