| patrial | Derived from the name of a country, and designating an inhabitant of the country; gentile; said of a noun. A patrial noun. Thus Romanus, a Roman, and Troas, a woman of Troy, are patrial nouns, or patrials. Origin: L. Patria fatherland, country, fr. Pater father. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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