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metic
CIDE DICTIONARY
metic, n. [Gr. , prop., changing one's abode; , indicating change + house, abode: cf. L. metoecus, F. métèque.].
A sojourner; an immigrant; an alien resident in a Grecian city, but not a citizen. Mitford. [1913 Webster]
"The whole force of Athens, metics as well as citizens, and all the strangers who were then in the city." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
metic, n. Gk Antiq. an alien living in a Greek city with some privileges of citizenship.
Etymology
irreg. f. Gk metoikos (as META-, oikos dwelling)
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