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–noun
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.

[Origin: 1800–10; < LL metycus, var. of metoecus < Gk métoikos emigrant, equiv. to met- met- + -oikos dwelling]
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metic 
"resident alien in an ancient Gk. state," 1808, from L.L. metycus, from Gk. metoikos, lit. "one who has changed his residence," from meta- "change" (see meta-) + -oikos "dwelling," from oikein "to dwell" (see villa).

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metic

noun
an alien who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city 

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Metic

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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