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patriality

/ˌpeɪtɹiˈælɪti/

patriality noun: the right to reside in the United Kingdom, free from the constraints of immigration policy.

Noun

patriality (uncountable)

  1. (UK, immigration) The right to reside in the United Kingdom, free from the constraints of immigration policy.
    • In the late 1960s, I observed that it also proved a struggle to craft a non-discriminatory policy of patriality that preserved some traditional rights for those descendants of Britons living in white Commonwealth countries.2009, Geoffrey Luck, Quadrant, November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 29

Origin of patriality

From patrial + -ity.

Questions about patriality

What does patriality mean?
Patriality means the right to reside in the United Kingdom, free from the constraints of immigration policy.
What part of speech is patriality?
Patriality is a noun.
How do you pronounce patriality?
Patriality is pronounced /ˌpeɪtɹiˈælɪti/.

Words near patriality in the dictionary

  1. patress
  2. patresses
  3. patri-
  4. patria potestas
  5. patrial
  6. patriality
  7. patrials
  8. patriarch
  9. patriarchal
  10. patriarchal church
  11. patriarchal churches

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