denizen
11denizen — [den′ə zən] n. [ME denisein < Anglo Fr deinzein < OFr, native inhabitant < denz, within < LL de intus < L de intus, from within] 1. a) an inhabitant or occupant b) a frequenter of a particular place 2. Brit. an alien granted… …
12denizen — /denazan/ In English law, a person who, being an alien born, has obtained, ex donatione regis, letters patent to make him an English subject, a high and incommunicable branch of the royal prerogative. A denizen is in a kind of middle state… …
13denizen — /denazan/ In English law, a person who, being an alien born, has obtained, ex donatione regis, letters patent to make him an English subject, a high and incommunicable branch of the royal prerogative. A denizen is in a kind of middle state… …
14denizen — [15] Etymologically, denizen means ‘someone who is inside’, and it is related to French dans ‘in’. It comes from Anglo Norman deinzein, a derivative of Old French deinz ‘inside’. This had grown out of the Latin phrase dē intus, literally ‘from… …
15denizen — [15] Etymologically, denizen means ‘someone who is inside’, and it is related to French dans ‘in’. It comes from Anglo Norman deinzein, a derivative of Old French deinz ‘inside’. This had grown out of the Latin phrase dē intus, literally ‘from… …
16denizen — UK [ˈdenɪz(ə)n] / US [ˈdenɪzən] noun [countable] Word forms denizen : singular denizen plural denizens literary someone or something that lives in a particular place or goes there often …
17denizen — denization, denizenation, n. denizenship, n. /den euh zeuhn/, n. 1. an inhabitant; resident. 2. a person who regularly frequents a place; habitué: the denizens of a local bar. 3. Brit. an alien admitted to residence and to certain rights of… …
18denizen — 1. noun /ˈdɛn.ɪ.zən/ a) An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in. The giant squid is one of many denizens of the deep. b) One who frequents a place. The cries of the gorilla proclaimed that it was in mortal combat with some other denizen of… …
19denizen — [[t]de̱nɪz(ə)n[/t]] denizens N COUNT: usu N of n A denizen of a particular place is a person, animal, or plant that lives or grows in this place. [FORMAL] Gannets are denizens of the open ocean. ...the denizens of Her Majesty s House of Commons …
20denizen — den•i•zen [[t]ˈdɛn ə zən[/t]] n. 1) an inhabitant; resident 2) cvb a person who regularly frequents a place; habitué 3) gov Brit. an alien admitted to residence and to certain rights of citizenship 4) to make a denizen of • Etymology: 1425–75;… …
