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metœcus

noun

Etymology

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

  1. derived from métèque
  2. derived from μέτοικος — “alien, outsider, foreigner”
  3. derived from metoecus

Definitions

  1. denizen, sojourner, stranger, outlander.

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