/ Dictionary / Index P patrial: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pa•tri•al Pronunciation: (pā'trē-ul), [key] — n. Brit. a native of any country who, by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent in Great Britain, has citizenship and residency rights there. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: patrial (Thesaurus) Patri patria potestas Related Content Daily Word Quiz: simian Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language