- (v.t.) To constitute (one) a denizen; to admit to residence, with certain rights and privileges.
- (v.t.) To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or naturalized occupants.
- (n.) One admitted to residence in a foreign country.
- (n.) A dweller; an inhabitant.
- (n.) 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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