Definitions for: Metic

[n] an alien who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city

Webster (1913) Definition: Met"ic (? or ?; 277), n. [Gr. ?, prop., changing one's
abode; ?, indicating change + ? house, abode: cf. L.
metoecus, F. m['e]t[`e]que.] (Gr. Antiq.)
A sojourner; an immigrant; an alien resident in a Grecian
city, but not a citizen. --Mitford.

The whole force of Athens, metics as well as citizens,
and all the strangers who were then in the city.
--Jowett
(Thucyd. ).

See Also: alien, foreigner, noncitizen, outlander

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