释义 |
patrial /pāˈ or paˈtri-əl/ adjective- Relating to one's native land
- (of a word) denoting a native or inhabitant of the place from whose name the word was formed
- Relating to the legal right to enter and stay in the UK, or to one who has this right
noun- A patrial word
- Formerly, a citizen of the UK, a British colony or the British Commonwealth, who for certain reasons (eg because a parent was born in the UK) had a legal right to enter and stay in the UK
ORIGIN: Obs Fr, from L patria fatherland paˈtrialism noun patrialˈity noun The condition of being a patrial patrializāˈtion or patrialisāˈtion noun paˈtrialize or paˈtrialise transitive verb |