| Denizen | n. [ OF. denzein, deinzein, prop., one living (a city or country); opposed to forain foreign, and fr. denz within, F. dans, fr. L. de intus, prop., from within, intus being from in in. See In, and cf. Foreign. ] 1. A dweller; an inhabitant. “Denizens of air.” Pope. [ 1913 Webster ] Denizens of their own free, independent state. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. 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. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. One admitted to residence in a foreign country. [ 1913 Webster ] Ye gods,
Natives, or denizens, of blest abodes. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Denizen | v. t. 1. To constitute (one) a denizen; to admit to residence, with certain rights and privileges. [ 1913 Webster ] As soon as denizened, they domineer. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or naturalized occupants. [ 1913 Webster ] There [ islets ] were at once denizened by various weeds. J. D. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ] |
