adj. & n.
adj. 1 of territory (territorial possessions). 2 limited to a district (the right was strictly territorial). 3 (of a person or animal etc.) tending to defend an area of territory. 4 (usu. Territorial) of any of the Territories of the US or Canada.
n. (Territorial) (in the UK) a member of the Territorial Army. Territorial Army (in the UK) a volunteer force locally organized to provide a reserve of trained and disciplined manpower for use in an emergency (known as Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve 1967-79). territorial waters the waters under the jurisdiction of a State, esp. the part of the sea within a stated distance of the shore (traditionally three miles from low-water mark). territoriality n. territorialize v.tr. (also -ise). territorialization n. territorially adv.
[ LL territorialis (as TERRITORY) ]