English Explanatory Dictionary

metœcus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. denizen, sojourner, stranger, outlander.

Word forms

metœcus metœci metoecus

Etymology

From Latin metoecus, from Ancient Greek μέτοικος (métoikos, “alien, outsider, foreigner”), combination of μετά (metá) and οἶκος (oîkos, “residency”). Cognate with French métèque.

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