Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The state of being a denizen.

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  • noun State of being a denizen.

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  • noun The status or quality of being a denizen.

Etymologies

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denizen +‎ -ship

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Examples

  • To close the tale, about three months after the battle Nancy, the banished Earl of Oxford resumed his name of Philipson, bringing with his lady some remnants of their former wealth, which enabled them to procure a commodious residence near to Geierstein; and the Landamman's interest in the state procured for them the right of denizenship.

    The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 373, Supplementary Number Various

  • Still I do not think I would enjoy denizenship within its gorgeous borders now, as then, when composed in the main of modest two-story structures and Mexican adobes.

    Recollections and reflections : an auto of half a century and more, 1906

  • Now, brethren, that is true in regard to our present imperfect denizenship within the city; and it is true in regard to men's passing into it in its perfect and final form.

    Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah Alexander Maclaren 1868

  • The Kingdom not only assimilated persons of all races, but actively promoted bringing them to Hawaii, giving them citizenship or denizenship and integrating them into the racial fabric of this land.

    Hawaii Reporter 2010

  • Western Civilization needs to systematically rethink its notions of free thought, freedom of speech, denizenship, and citizenship.

    Latest Articles 2009

  • Western Civilization needs to systematically rethink its notions of free thought, freedom of speech, denizenship, and citizenship.

    SOLO - Sense of Life Objectivists 2009

  • To close the tale, about three months after the battle of Nancy, the banished Earl of Oxford resumed his name of Philip son, bringing with his lady some remnants of their former wealth, which enabled them to procure a commodious residence near to Geierstein; and the Landamman’s interest in the state procured for them the right of denizenship.

    Anne of Geierstein 2008

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