denizen

Definition of denizen in English English dictionary: To grant rights of citizenship to; to naturalize
He was denizened to Ireland after fleeing his home country.; One who frequents a place
The denizens of that pub are of the roughest sort.; An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in
The cries of the gorilla proclaimed that it was in mortal combat with some other denizen of the fierce wood. Suddenly these cries ceased, and the silence of death reigned throughout the jungle.; Used to describe the range or habitat of an animal or plant
The bald eagle is a denizen of the northern part of the state.; A citizen naturalized through letters patent
Though born in Iceland, he became a denizen of Britain after leaving Oxford.; inhabitant; {n} a citiven, a freeman; {v} to make free; (N) -an inhabitant; a resident; one that frequents a particular place; A made citizen - i e an alien who has been naturalised by letters patent (Old French deinzein; Latin de-intus, from within ) "A denizen is a kind of middle state, between an alien and a natural-born subject, and partakes of both " - Blackstone: Commentaries, book i chap x p 374 Dennis (John), called the "best abused man in England " Swift and Pope both satirised him He is called ZoÃ¯lus; One who is admitted by favor to all or a part of the rights of citizenship, where he did not possess them by birth; an adopted or naturalized citizen; A foreigner admitted to certain rights in his or her adopted country; French deinzein, a trader "within" the privilege of a city franchise: deinz, within, -Skeat An alien born who has obtained ex donatione regis letters-patent to make him a subject 1 Bl Com 374; a plant or animal naturalized in a region; "denizens of field and forest"; "denizens of the deep; A member and inhabitant of a City Plex society Due to lack of government involvement, most people are not officially "citizens" and therefore are not provided the government protection; Local flora and fauna; A foreigner permitted certain rights of citizenship; A dweller; an inhabitant; n an inhabitant : resident; a person who has been admitted to residence in a foreign country; To constitute (one) a denizen; to admit to residence, with certain rights and privileges; {i} citizen, resident, inhabitant, dweller; A denizen of a particular place is a person, animal, or plant that lives or grows in this place. Gannets are denizens of the open ocean. an animal, plant, or person that lives or is found in a particular place (deinzein, from denz ); a person who inhabits a particular place; a plant or animal naturalized in a region; "denizens of field and forest"; "denizens of the deep"; One admitted to residence in a foreign country; To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or naturalized occupants
denizens: third-person singular of denizen