Matriotic

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to a matriot. not-comparable, rare

    "the sportive fancy of a lively people had produced a variety of matriotic devices, and the magnificence that reigned on every side was worthy of a city that fame had proclaimed the capital of the East."

Example

More examples

"the sportive fancy of a lively people had produced a variety of matriotic devices, and the magnificence that reigned on every side was worthy of a city that fame had proclaimed the capital of the East."

Etymology

matriot + -ic. First use appears c. 1811. See cite below.

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