patrial (iou) and agrypnia (medicine)

patrial (iou)

patrial adjective & noun. E17.
[French, or medieval Latin patrialis, from Latin patria fatherland, from patr-, pater father: see -AL1.]
A. adjective.
Of or pertaining to one's native country. rare. E17.
Hist. Having or pertaining to the right of abode in the UK as conferred on citizens of the UK, its colonies, and the Commonwealth by the Immigration Act 1971 until its emendation by the British Nationality Act 1981 (British birth being a qualifying criterion). L20.
b. noun. Hist. A person with patrial status. L20.
patri'ality noun (eligibility for) patrial status L20.

agrypnia (medicine)

agrypnia

Rarely used term for insomnia.

Origin: G. Sleeplessness, fr. Agreo, to hunt after, + hypnos, sleep

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