patriate
['peitrieit]
- vt. （加拿大）把修改（收录在1867年英国北美法中的加拿大宪法）的权力从英国政府手中移交给加拿大联邦政府
英文词源
- patriate (v.)
- 1966, in Canadian English (perhaps coined by Lester B. Pearson) in reference to constitutional laws, probably a back-formation from repatriate. Related: Patriated; patriation.
