Denizen Definition

dĕnĭ-zən
denizens
noun
denizens
An inhabitant or occupant.
Webster's New World
A frequenter of a particular place.
Webster's New World
An alien granted specified rights of citizenship.
Webster's New World
An animal, plant, foreign word, etc. that has become naturalized.
Webster's New World
Though born in Iceland, he became a denizen of Britain after leaving Oxford.
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verb
denizens
To naturalize.
Webster's New World
To make a denizen of; grant rights of residence to.
American Heritage

(UK) To grant rights of citizenship to; to naturalize.

He was denizened to Ireland after fleeing his home country.
Wiktionary

To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or naturalized occupants.

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Other Word Forms of Denizen

Noun

Singular:
denizen
Plural:
denizens

Origin of Denizen

  • Middle English denisein from Anglo-Norman denzein from deinz within from Late Latin deintus from within dedans

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English denisein, from Anglo-Norman denzein, from deinz (“within”), from Late Latin deintus (“from within”) (French dedans).

    From Wiktionary

Denizen Sentence Examples

  • I feel I've become a denizen of the true Earth for the first time.

  • As a denizen of the poultry-yard there are at least two distinct breeds, though crosses between them are much commoner than purely-bred examples of either (see Poultry).

  • Finally a clause said that "no person born out of the kingdoms of England, Scotland or Ireland, or the dominions thereunto belonging (although he be naturalized or made a denizen) except such as are born of English parents, shall be capable to be of the Privy Council, or a member of either House of Parliament, or enjoy any office or place of trust, either civil or military, or to have any grant of lands, tenements or hereditaments from the Crown to himself, or to any other or others in trust for him."

  • It seems scarcely to know fear, obtruding itself on the notice of any traveller who invades its haunts, and, should he halt, making itself at once a denizen of his bivouac. In confinement it speedily becomes friendly, but suitable food for it is not easily found.

  • Travel Risks Long-distance travel is rarely assured to be safe for any supernatural denizen of the World of Darkness.

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Words Starting With

DDEDEN

Words Ending With

NENZEN

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Words Starting With D and Ending With N

Starts With D & Ends With NStarts With DE & Ends With NStarts With D & Ends With EN

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With D7 Letter Words Ending With N