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patrial

pat·rial

uncommon uk

noun

1.

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

Origin

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

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