Patriation Definition

noun
(Canada) The transfer of a governmental power from a former mother country to a newly independent one.
The patriation of Canada's constitution from the United Kingdom took place in 1982.
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Singular:
patriation
Plural:
patriations

Origin of Patriation

  • Canadian English. Back-formation from repatriation.

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