About The Word Metic
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Metic
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What's The Definition Of Metic?
[n] an alien who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city
Synonyms | Synonyms for Metic: Related Terms | Find terms related to Metic: See Also | alien | foreigner | noncitizen | outlander Metic In Webster's Dictionary \Met"ic\ (? or ?; 277), n. [Gr. ?, prop., changing one's
abode; ?, indicating change + ? house, abode: cf. L.
metoecus, F. m['e]t[`e]que.] (Gr. Antiq.)
A sojourner; an immigrant; an alien resident in a Grecian
city, but not a citizen. --Mitford.
The whole force of Athens, metics as well as citizens,
and all the strangers who were then in the city.
--Jowett
(Thucyd. ).
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