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patrial

pa·tri·al [ páytree əl ] (plural pa·tri·als)


noun 
Definition:
 
U.K. person with right to enter U.K.: formerly, a person entitled to enter and stay in the United Kingdom without being regarded as an immigrant, e.g. somebody from a Commonwealth country

[Early 17th century. < French, or medieval Latin patrialis "of your country" < Latin pater "father"]
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