denizen

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If Mr. Cohen remains in Savannah as a denizen, his property, real and personal, will not be disturbed unless its temporary use be necessary for the military authorities of the city.

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  1. noun An inhabitant; a resident: denizens of Monte Carlo.
  2. noun One that frequents a particular place: a bar and its denizens.
  3. noun Ecology An animal or a plant naturalized in a region.
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  • Professor Pullum rather quickly made the claim (which also features in his and Rodney Huddleston's Cambridge Grammar of the English Language) that denizen is a noun which requires a complement.
  • In fact, denizen is a kind of 'term of art' for the Warcraft universe.
  • Another common source for complement-free denizen is politics (denizen+politics=184,000ghits).
  • "The term denizen literally means 'citizen of the world,'" said Ross Klein, global head of Hilton's Luxury & Lifestyle Brands division. —  Interior Design Industry News
  • He loves the lightning-like flash of the trout, the leap of the bass or muskie, the tug on the line, the whir of the reel, the thrill of battle with some "denizen" of the deep, and the companionship of other true sportsmen. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
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  1. Middle English denisein, from Anglo-Norman denzein, from deinz, within, from Late Latin deintus, from within; see dedans.

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  1. Early modern English also denisen, denison, denizon; from Middle English denesyn, denezen, denysen, denyzen, from Anglo-French denzein, denszein, denzeyn, denezyn, deincein, Old French deinzein, denizen, a denizen—that is, one within (Middle Latin intrinsecus), as opposed to forein, one without (Middle Latin forinsecus) the privileges of the city franchise, from Old French deinz, deins, dens, French dans, within, from Latin de intus, from within: de, from; intus, within, from in = English in.
  2. Early modern English also denisen, denison; from denizen, n.; cf. denize.
 

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