(in Britain formerly) a person having by statute the right of abode in the United Kingdom, and so not subject to immigration control
Word origin
C20: from Latin patria native land
patrial in American English
(ˈpeitriəl)
noun
Brit
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
Word origin
[1620–30; lit., pertaining to one's own country ‹ L patri(a) native land (fem. n. from patrius, adj. der. of paterfather) + -al1]This word is first recorded in the period 1620–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: acid, contact, headline, plug, veto