patriation

Variant of patriate

patriate definition

pa·tri·ate (pā′trē āt′)

transitive verb patriated -·at′ed, patriating -·at′·ing

Cdn. to return or turn over full legislative powers, as of amendment, to (a constitution) that were formerly held by the government of another country: a term used in Canada to describe the action of taking over the power to amend the constitution from the British parliament in 1982

Etymology: back-form. < repatriate

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