metœcus

noun

denizen, sojourner, stranger, outlander.

OriginLatin metoecus ← Ancient Greek μέτοικος →
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Meanings

nounmetœcus (plural metœci)

plural metœci · alternative metoecus

  1. raredenizen, sojourner, stranger, outlander.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
foreigneroutsider

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμέτοικος“alien, outsider, foreigner”
  2. Latinmetoecus
  3. Englishmetœcus

From Latin metoecus, from Ancient Greek μέτοικος (métoikos, “alien, outsider, foreigner”), combination of μετά (metá) and οἶκος (oîkos, “residency”). Cognate with French métèque.

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APA

metœcus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/met%C5%93cus

MLA

“metœcus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/met%C5%93cus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metœcus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/met%C5%93cus.

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