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[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.

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IN BRIEF: n. - A person who has the right to be considered legally a British citizen (by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent).